Decreased cardiopulmonary baroreflex sensitivity in Chagas' heart disease

Hypertension

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1035-1039

  Consolim Colombo, Fernanda Marciano ^a   Barreto Filho, Jose Augusto ^a   Ferreira Lopes, Heno ^a   Rodrigues Sobrinho, Carlos Roberto ^a   Otto, Maria Estafânia ^a   Guerra Riccio, Grazia Maria ^a   Mady, Charles ^a   Krieger, Eduardo Moacyr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Baroreceptors; Baroreflex; Cardiovascular diseases; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0033664889     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.36.6.1035     Document Type: Article

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