Sympathetic nerve activity is decreased during device-guided slow breathing

Hypertension Research

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 708-712

  Oneda, Bruna ^a   Ortega, Kátia C ^a   Gusmão, Josiane L ^a   Araújo, Tatiana G ^a   Mion, Décio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

breathing exercise; high blood pressure; non pharmacological therapy; sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NERVE CONDUCTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECTS; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING EXERCISES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSIC THERAPY; RESPIRATORY RATE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 77954364612     PISSN: 09169636     EISSN: 13484214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hr.2010.74     Document Type: Article

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