A prediction model of blood pressure using endocrine system and autonomic nervous system

The authors present a prediction model of circadian variation of mean blood pressure employing the endocrine gland and the autonomic nervous system. Heart rate and mean blood pressure in 17 normal subjects and 17 essentially hypertensive subjects were measured and were simulated using the proposed model. Measured results of heart rate and mean blood pressure coincided with simulation results. Absolute errors between measured results and simulation results of heart rate and mean blood pressure were calculated, and found to be small. It is concluded that the proposed model can be used to estimate daily variations of heart rate and mean blood pressure in essentially hypertensive subjects.<
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