Reduced HRV and baroreflex sensitivity as universally applicable cardiovascular "risk factors": Waiting for the bubble to burst

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 170-172

  Esler, Murray ^a   Lambert, Elisabeth ^a  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGING; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; EDITORIAL; EFFERENT NERVE; EXERCISE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEART FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; MORTALITY; NEUROGRAPHY; OBESITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STANDING; SYSTOLE; TRAINING; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0042200679     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-003-0101-y     Document Type: Editorial

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