Effects of clonidine on power spectral analysis of heart rate variability in mild essential hypertension

Journal of the Autonomic Nervous System

Volumn 74, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 152-159

  Lazzeri, Chiara ^a   La Villa, Giorgio ^a   Mannelli, Massimo ^b   Janni, Lucia ^b   Barletta, Giuseppe ^b   Montano, Nicola ^c   Franchi, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Clonidine; Essential hypertension; Power spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLONIDINE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYMPATHOLYTICS;

EID: 0032435864     PISSN: 01651838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-1838(98)00148-9     Document Type: Article

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