Arterial baroreceptor-cardiac reflex sensitivity in the elderly

Hypertension

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 953-960

  James, Martin A ^a   Robinson, Thompson G ^a   Panerai, Ronney B ^b   Potter, John F ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aged; baroreflex; nitroprusside; phenylephrine; pressoreceptors; Valsalva's maneuver

Indexed keywords

NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0029847664     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.28.6.953     Document Type: Article

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