Oral Contraceptive Use, Muscle Sympathetic Nerve Activity, and Systemic Hemodynamics in Young Women

Hypertension

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 590-597

  Harvey, Ronee E ^a   Hart, Emma C ^b   Charkoudian, Nisha ^c   Curry, Timothy B ^a   Carter, Jason R ^d   Fu, Qi ^e   Minson, Christopher T ^f   Joyner, Michael J ^a   Barnes, Jill N ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF UROLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure; follicular phase; hemodynamics; hypertension; oral contraceptives

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ESTRADIOL; NORADRENALIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HEART BEAT; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE USE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PULSE PRESSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECTS; INNERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939236305     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: 15244563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.115.05179     Document Type: Article

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