Handbook of Research Methods in Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-3
Structure and Function of the Cardiovascular System....Pages 5-22
Noninvasive Measurement of Cardiac Functions....Pages 23-50
The Experimental Study of Behaviorally Induced Arrhythmias....Pages 51-67
The Measurement of Blood Pressure....Pages 69-79
Measurement of Blood Flow and Venous Distensibility....Pages 81-90
Autonomic Function Testing....Pages 91-106
Microneurographic Measurement of Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Humans....Pages 107-115
Measurement of Volume Regulation....Pages 117-129
Front Matter....Pages 131-132
Electrolytes....Pages 133-143
Methods for Study of Carbohydrate Metabolism....Pages 145-166
Catecholamine Measurement in Behavioral Research....Pages 167-183
Adrenocortical and Gonadal Steroids in Behavioral Cardiovascular Medicine....Pages 185-204
Measurement and Function of Neuropeptides....Pages 205-220
Receptors....Pages 221-236
The Renin—Angiotensin—Aldosterone System and Atrial Natriuretic Factor....Pages 237-257
Front Matter....Pages 259-260
Ambulatory Monitoring....Pages 261-272
Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitoring....Pages 273-291
Research Techniques for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring....Pages 293-309
Methods for Ambulatory Monitoring of Blood and Urine....Pages 311-316
Diaries in Ambulatory Monitoring....Pages 317-331
Front Matter....Pages 259-260
Data Analysis of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Readings....Pages 333-345
Front Matter....Pages 347-348
Psychophysiologic Strategies in Laboratory Research....Pages 349-364
Psychophysiologic Reactivity as a Dimension of Individual Differences....Pages 365-382
The Social Context of Stress and Behavioral Medicine Research....Pages 383-392
Physical Stressors and Pharmacologic Manipulations....Pages 393-410
Hemodynamic Assessment and Pharmacologic Probes as Tools to Analyze Cardiovascular Reactivity....Pages 411-416
Constitutional Factors Relating to Differences in Cardiovascular Response....Pages 417-431
Ethnic Differences in Resting and Stress-Induced Cardiovascular and Humoral Activity....Pages 433-451
Cardiovascular and Neuroendocrine Responses to Challenge in Males and Females....Pages 453-481
Front Matter....Pages 483-484
An Overview of Issues in Psychometric Assessment....Pages 485-494
Personality Dimensions in Reactivity and Cardiovascular Disease....Pages 495-509
Stress and Social Support....Pages 511-526
Assessing Subjects’ Construal of the Laboratory Situation....Pages 527-542
Observational Methods for Assessing Psychological State....Pages 543-552
Definition and Assessment of Coronary-Prone Behavior....Pages 553-569
Front Matter....Pages 571-572
Research Designs in Behavioral Cardiovascular Research....Pages 573-588
The Analysis of Continuous Data....Pages 589-614
Power Calculations for Statistical Design....Pages 615-633
Experimental Studies in the Field....Pages 635-645
Metaanalysis of Related Research....Pages 647-663
Front Matter....Pages 571-572
Pooling of Data from Independent Studies....Pages 665-676
Clinical Trials....Pages 677-691
Back Matter....Pages 693-717