Neurovascular decompression of the rostral ventrolateral medulla decreases blood pressure and sympathetic nerve activity in patients with refractory hypertension

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 818-820

  Sasaki, Susumu ^a   Tanda, Shuji ^a   Hatta, Tsuguru ^b   Morimoto, Satoshi ^c   Takeda, Kazuo ^b   Kizu, Osamu ^b   Tamaki, Shinji ^d   Saito, Mitsuru ^e   Tamura, Yoji ^f   Kondo, Akinori ^f  

^a Akashi Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Kohga Public Hospital   (Japan)

^e AICHI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Shiroyama Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMLODIPINE; DOXAZOSIN; FUROSEMIDE; IMIDAPRIL; METOPROLOL; NICARDIPINE; NORADRENALIN; PROPRANOLOL;

ADRENALIN URINE LEVEL; ADULT; ARTERY COMPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HEMIFACIAL SPASM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROVASCULAR DECOMPRESSION; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REST; STRESS; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROVASCULAR DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; RENIN; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80355144502     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: 17517176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7176.2011.00522.x     Document Type: Article

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