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Frank A. Treiber, PhD; William B. Strong, MD; Frederick W. Arensman, MD; Thomas Forrest, MD; Harry Davis, MS; Linda Musante, PhD

Am J Dis Child. 1991;145(9):1029-1033.

Abstract
• The influence of family history of coronary artery disease on children's hemodynamic responses to exercise was examined with 25 black boys aged 7 to 10 years. Blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac output, stroke volume, and total peripheral resistance were evaluated during preexercise, peak exercise, and recovery stages. Children with a family history of CAD exhibited greater systolic blood pressure and total peripheral resistance during preexercise and peak exercise stages than did those without a family history of coronary artery disease. After controlling for preexercise differences, the group with a family history of coronary artery disease exhibited greater increases in systolic blood pressure and less attenuation of total peripheral resistance to peak exercise than the group without a family history of coronary artery disease. Cardiac output indexed by body surface area and stroke volumes were higher at all times in the group without a family history compared with the group with a family history of coronary artery disease. Findings are compared with those of adult studies in terms of influence of family history of coronary artery disease on cardiovascular reactivity to stress.

(AJDC. 1991;145:1029-1033)

Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Psychiatry and Health Behavior (Dr Treiber) and Pediatrics (Drs Strong and Treiber), the Georgia Institute for the Prevention of Human Disease and Accidents (Drs Treiber, Strong, and Forrest), and the Office of Biostatistics (Mr Davis), Medical College of Georgia, Augusta; the Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville (Ky) (Dr Arensman); and the Department of Psychology, University of Tampa (Fla) (Dr Musante).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication March 28, 1991.

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