Increased pulse wave velocity and not reduced ejection fraction is associated with impaired baroreflex control of heart rate in congestive heart failure

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1908-1912

  Radaelli, Alberto ^a   Castiglioni, Paolo ^b   Balestri, Giulia ^c   Cesana, Francesca ^c   De Carlini, Caterina ^c   Soriano, Francesco ^c   Azzellino, Arianna ^d   Di Rienzo, Marco ^b   Paolini, Giovanni ^a   Ferrari, Alberto U ^c   Mancia, Giuseppe ^c  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^d POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

baroreceptors; coronary artery disease; neck suction; pulse wave velocity

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; RR INTERVAL; STIMULATION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 77955847681     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e32833c2088     Document Type: Article

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