Sympathetic nerve traffic and baroreflex function in optimal, normal, and high-normal blood pressure states

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1411-1417

  Seravalle, Gino ^a   Lonati, Laura ^a   Buzzi, Silvia ^b   Cairo, Matteo ^b   Trevano, Fosca Quarti ^b   Dell'Oro, Raffaella ^b   Facchetti, Rita ^b   Mancia, Giuseppe ^a   Grassi, Guido ^b,c  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS MULTIMEDICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure; High normal blood pressure; Insulin resistance; Normal blood pressure; Optimal blood pressure; Sympathetic nerve traffic

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST HIP RATIO; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVE; HOMEOSTASIS; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OBESITY; PRESSORECEPTORS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84942512127     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000000567     Document Type: Article

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