Non-invasive assessment of autonomic cardiovascular control in normal human pregnancy and pregnancy-associated hypertensive disorders: A review

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2111-2119

  Rang, Saskia ^a   Wolf, Hans ^a   Montfrans, Gert A V ^a   Karemaker, John M ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiovascular reflex tests; Microneurography; Non invasive; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROGRAPHY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE BLOOD VESSEL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECTROSCOPY; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; REFLEX;

EID: 0036854820     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004872-200211000-00002     Document Type: Review

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