Baroreflex failure: A neglected type of secondary hypertension

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 151-155

  Timmers, H J L M ^a   Wieling, W ^b   Karemaker, J M ^b   Lenders, J W M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CLONIDINE; COCAINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUDROCORTISONE; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; IMIDAZOLINE; LABETALOL; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; SEDATIVE AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TYRAMINE;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BAROREFLEX FAILURE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CANCER SURGERY; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID BODY TUMOR; CAROTID SINUS DENERVATION; CAROTID SINUS PRESSORECEPTOR; CAROTID SINUS PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSOR RESPONSE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; IRRADIATION; MALIGNANT HYPERTENSION; NECK INJURY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BAROREFLEX; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION;

EID: 4143151710     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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