Hemodynamic response patterns: responder type differences in reactivity and recovery.

We examined whether responder type groups reflecting patterns of hemodynamic reactivity might also differ in recovery responses. Cardiac output (CO), total peripheral resistance (TPR), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, and Heather index were assessed at rest and during speech and cold pressor tasks in young adults. Participants (n = 152) were classified as myocardial, vascular, or mixed-mild responders based on CO and TPR responses to speech presentation.

Breast cancer survival in African American women: is alcohol consumption a prognostic indicator?

Objective: Compromised breast cancer survival in African American women is well established. Factors associated with poorer survival in this group are not fully elucidated. This analysis examined the influence of alcohol consumption on breast cancer survival in African American women accrued to a hospital-based study.