Slow breathing reduces sympathoexcitation in COPD

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 387-392

  Raupach, T ^a   Bahr, F ^a   Herrmann, P ^a   Luethje, L ^a   Heusser, K ^b   Hasenfuss G ^a   Bernardi, L ^d,e   Andreas, S ^a,c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c Specialist Lung Clinic Immenhausen   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^f Lungenfachklinik Immenhausen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Slow breathing; Sympathetic activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING RATE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGED; ANOXIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING; BREATHING EXERCISE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HEART RATE; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANOXIA; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING EXERCISES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 56149122019     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: 13993003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00109607     Document Type: Article

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