Methods of assessing vagus nerve activity and reflexes

Heart Failure Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-127

  Chapleau, Mark W ^a,b   Sabharwal, Rasna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular reflexes; Heart rate variability; Parasympathetic nervous system; Post exercise heart rate recovery; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOPULMONARY RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; RECEPTOR; TRIGEMINAL RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN DEPTH RECORDING; CARDIAC REFLEX; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID SINUS; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CHOLINERGIC TRANSMISSION; DECEREBRATION; DIVING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HERING BREUER REFLEX; HUMAN; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PRESSORECEPTOR; REFLEX; SENSORY NERVE; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SOMATIC AFFERENT REFLEX; SPECTROSCOPY; SUCTION; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS REFLEX; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VISCERAL REFLEX;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC; AUTONOMIC FIBERS, PREGANGLIONIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRESSORECEPTORS; RECEPTORS, MUSCARINIC; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 79951579643     PISSN: 13824147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10741-010-9174-6     Document Type: Article

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