G Mancia, G Grassi - Circulation research, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Physiological studies have long documented the key role played by the autonomic nervous system in modulating cardiovascular functions and in controlling blood pressure values …
PS Chen, LS Chen, MC Fishbein, SF Lin… - Circulation …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Autonomic nervous system activation can induce significant and heterogeneous changes of atrial electrophysiology and induce atrial tachyarrhythmias, including atrial tachycardia and …
Many antihypertensive medications and lifestyle changes are proven to reduce blood pressure. Over the past few decades, numerous additional modalities have been evaluated …
G Parati, M Esler - European heart journal, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Evidence assembled in this review indicates that sympathetic nervous system dysfunction is crucial in the development of heart failure and essential hypertension. This takes the form of …
Executive summary Elevated blood pressure is the strongest modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease worldwide. Despite extensive knowledge about ways to prevent as …
S Oparil, RE Schmieder - Circulation research, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Hypertension is the most common modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and death, and lowering blood pressure with antihypertensive drugs reduces target organ …
Objectives: We sought to determine the effect of baroreflex activation therapy (BAT) on systolic blood pressure (SBP) in patients with resistant hypertension. Background: The …
UC Hoppe, MC Brandt, R Wachter, J Beige… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Previous trials have demonstrated clinically significant and durable reductions in arterial pressure from baroreflex activation therapy (BAT), resulting from …