Circadian blood pressure variability is associated with autonomic and baroreflex-mediated modulation of the sinoatrial node

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 319-324

  Guasti, Luigina ^a   Simoni, Cinzia ^a   Mainardi, Luca T ^b   Cimpanelli, Mariagrazia ^a   Crespi, Chiara ^a   Gaudio, Giovanni ^a   Clersy, Catherine ^c   Grandi, Anna M ^a   Cerutti, Sergio ^b   Venco, Achille ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Baroreflex sensitivity; Essential; Heart rate variability; Hypertension; Nighttime blood pressure reduction; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; SINUS NODE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, AMBULATORY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINOATRIAL NODE;

EID: 20444440771     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.60.3.2005011     Document Type: Article

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