Immediate effect of caffeine on sympathetic nerve activity: why coffee is safe? A single-centre crossover study

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Immediate effect of caffeine on sympathetic nerve activity: why coffee is safe? A single-centre crossover study

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Habitual coffee drinking is ubiquitous and generally considered to be safe despite its transient hypertensive effect. Our purpose was to determine the role of the sympathetic nervous system in the hypertensive response. In a single-centre crossover study, medical caregivers were studied after consumption of standard coffee (espresso), water and decaffeinated coffee (decaff) given in random order at least 1 month apart. Plasma caffeine levels, mean arterial pressure, heart rate, total peripher...

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2023-12-01

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Butler, Jennifer M / Frampton, Christopher M / Moore, Grant / Barclay, Murray L / Jardine, David L

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/19887

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Adult / Baroreflex - physiology / Blood Pressure - physiology / Caffeine - pharmacology / Coffee / Cross-Over Studies / Female / Heart Rate / Humans / Hypertension / Male / Sympathetic Nervous System / Water - pharmacology

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