Baroreflex control of heart rate is impaired in pre-eclampsia

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 179-183

  Molino, P ^b   Veglio, F ^a   Cat Genova, G ^b   Melchio, R ^b   Benedetto, C ^b   Chiarolini, L ^b   Rabbia, F ^b   Grosso, T ^b   Mulatero, P ^b   Chiandussi, L ^b  

^a Ospedale San Vito   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Baroreflex; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; SPECTROSCOPY; STANDING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0032982681     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jhh.1000789     Document Type: Article

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