Changes in baroreceptor sensitivity for heart rate during normotensive pregnancy and the puerperium

Clinical Science

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 259-268

  Blake, Melanie J ^a,b   Martin, Allison ^a   Manktelow, Brad N ^a   Armstrong, Charles ^a   Halligan, Aidan W ^a   Panerai, Ronney B ^a   Potter, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baroreceptor sensitivity; Blood pressure; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; POWER SPECTRUM; PREGNANCY; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; STANDING; STATISTICS; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0034055513     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0980259     Document Type: Article

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