Acute psychological stress transiently increases arterial stiffness in young adults

Zieff, Gabriel, Paterson, Craig, Stone, Keeron, Chauntry, Aiden J., Niemeyer, William, Choudhury, Tanisha, Hanson, Erik D., Meyer, Michelle L., Battaglini, Claudio, Moore, Justin B., Fryer, Simon M ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0376-0104 and Stoner, Lee (2026) Acute psychological stress transiently increases arterial stiffness in young adults. Journal of Human Hypertension. doi:10.1038/s41371-026-01170-5 (In Press)

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Abstract

Acute psychological stress may contribute to cardiovascular disease risk through transient vascular dysfunction. In a randomized crossover study of healthy young adults, the Trier Social Stress Task increased brachial–femoral pulse wave velocity compared with a neutral time- and speech-matched control condition. Using an experimental design and statistical approach that addressed limitations identified in prior studies, these findings support meta-analytic evidence and suggest that transient arterial stiffening may represent a mechanism linking repeated stress exposure to long-term cardiovascular risk.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QP Physiology R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Education, Health and Sciences
Depositing User:	Charlotte Crutchlow
Date Deposited:	11 Jun 2026 10:22
Last Modified:	15 Jul 2026 09:45
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/16336

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