Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the primary cause of mortality worldwide. Cardiac
autonomic dysfunction seems to be related to the genesis of several CVD s and is also …

Heart failure is a common and debilitating condition with a high mortality.'Reductions in
mortality in this condition have been achieved by treatment with vasodilators, in particular …

Background A neural linkage between peripheral abnormalities and the exaggerated
exercise responses in chronic heart failure (CHF) was postulated. We studied the …

We hypothesized that inspiratory muscle training (IMT) would attenuate the sympathetically
mediated heart rate (HR) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) increases normally observed …

The exercise pressor reflex is a feedback mechanism engaged upon stimulation of mechano-
and metabosensitive skeletal muscle afferents. Activation of these afferents elicits a reflex …

The exercise pressor reflex (a peripheral neural reflex originating in skeletal muscle)
contributes significantly to the regulation of the cardiovascular system during exercise …

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common vascular disease that reduces blood flow
capacity to the legs of patients. PAD leads to exercise intolerance that can progress in …

Heart rate and blood pressure are elevated at the onset and throughout the duration of
dynamic or static exercise. These neurally mediated cardiovascular adjustments to physical …

The control of ventilation and cardiovascular function during physical activity is partially
regulated by the ergoreflex, a cardiorespiratory reflex activated by physical activity. Two …

We compared reflex responses to static handgrip at 30% maximal voluntary contraction
(MVC) in 26 untrained men (mean age 35+/-3 yr) and 23 untrained women (mean age 39+ …