Assessment of human baroreflex function using carotid ultrasonography: What have we learnt?

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 211, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 297-313

  Taylor, C E ^a   Willie, C K ^b   Ainslie, P N ^b   Tzeng, Y C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cardiac; Carotid artery; Mechanical; Neural; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGING; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY DIAMETER; BODY POSTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ULTRASONOGRAPHY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYSTERESIS; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POST EXERCISE HYPOTENSION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS;

BAROREFLEX; CAROTID ARTERIES; HUMANS;

EID: 84900546593     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apha.12302     Document Type: Review

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