H Davis

2 papers in the library · publishing 1999-2001

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Impact of Transcendental Meditation on cardiovascular function at rest and during acute stress in adolescents with high normal blood pressure.

Journal of Psychosomatic Research October 1, 2001 Vernon A Barnes, Frank A Treiber, H Davis

Objective: This study examined the impact of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) program on cardiovascular (CV) reactivity in adolescents with high normal BP. Method: Thirty-five adolescents [34 African Americans (AAs), 1 Caucasian American (CA); ages 15-18 years] with resting systolic blood pressure (SBP) between the 85th and 95th percentile for their age and gender on three consecutive...

DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3999(01)00261-6 Full text Meditation Autonomic nervous system Humans Hypertension +6

Acute effects of transcendental meditation on hemodynamic functioning in middle-aged adults.

Psychosomatic Medicine 1999 Vernon A Barnes, Frank A Treiber, J R Turner et al.

Increased peripheral vasoconstriction (ie, total peripheral resistance, or TPR) has been implicated as playing an important role in the early development of essential hypertension. Some studies have demonstrated that Transcendental Meditation (TM) reduces high blood pressure, but the hemodynamic adjustments behind these blood pressure reductions have not been elucidated. The aim of this study...

DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199907000-00017 Full text