Baroreflex sensitivity assessment - Latest advances and strategies

European Cardiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 89-92

  La Rovere, Maria Teresa ^a   Maestri, Roberto ^a   Pinna, Gian Domenico ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arterial baroreceptors; Autonomic nervous system; Carotid sinus stimulation; Non invasive assessment; Phenylephrine

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ARTERIAL BAROREFLEX; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BAROREFLEX SENSITIVITY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CAROTID DISTENSIBILITY; CAROTID SINUS; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEART RATE TURBULENCE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; RR INTERVAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 84856027107     PISSN: 17583756     EISSN: 17583764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15420/ecr.2011.7.2.89     Document Type: Article

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