The concept of depressor reflexes originating in the heart was introduced by von Bezold in
1867 and was later revived by Jarisch. The Bezold-Jarisch reflex originates in cardiac …

The main purpose of this review is to describe the functional characteristics, the reflex
effects, and the pathophysiologic implications of the cardiac vagat C-fiber endings. A …

The antidiuretic hormone arginine vasopressin could contribute to both the vasoconstriction
and impaired water handling frequently found in patients with congestive heart failure. In …

The volume of extracellular fluid (ECF) is maintained within narrow limits in normal human
subjects, despite day-to-day variations in dietary intake of salt and water over a wide range …

To characterize the neural excitatory state of heart failure, simultaneous measurements of
efferent sympathetic nerve activity to muscle (by microneurography) and rest hemodynamics …

Although the left ventricle is traditionally viewed as the heart's main pumping chamber, no
correlation has been shown between left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (EF) at rest and …

The changes that occur in the regional circu-lations with congestive heart failure depend on
a number of variables:(A) the stimulus for heart failure;(B) the severity of heart disease;(C) …

Cardiac dysfunction in animals has been associated with impairment of arterial and
cardiopulmonary baroreflex control of the circulation. Chronic heart failure in human beings …

Background Diastolic ventricular interaction describes a situation in which the volume of one
ventricle is directly influenced by the volume of the other ventricle. Such interaction is …

Clinical Use of Digitalis Glycosides The potential benefit of digoxin therapy in heart failure
patients is thought to be related to its positive inotropic effect that increases cardiac output …