Parallel changes in resting muscle sympathetic nerve activity and blood pressure in a hypertensive OSAS patient demonstrate treatment efficacy

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 235-239

  Donadio, Vincenzo ^a   Liguori, Rocco ^a   Vetrugno, Roberto ^a   Elam, Mikael ^b   Falzone, Francesca ^a   Baruzzi, Agostino ^a   Montagna, Pasquale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Continuous positive airway pressure; Muscle sympathetic nerve activity; Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UVULOPALATOPHARYNGOPLASTY;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PALATE; PERONEAL NERVE; PHARYNX; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UVULA;

EID: 33745088442     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-006-0346-3     Document Type: Article

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