The Role of the Autonomic Nervous System in the Regulation of Aortic Stiffness

The autonomic nervous system is important in regulating blood pressure, but whether it regulates aortic stiffness is more contentious. We conducted 3 studies in young, healthy individuals to address this important question. Study 1 was a cross-sectional study of 347 subjects with detailed measuremen...

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Published in:	Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) Vol. 68; no. 5; pp. 1290 - 1297
Main Authors:	Mäki-Petäjä, Kaisa M, Barrett, Sharon M L, Evans, Sarah V, Cheriyan, Joseph, McEniery, Carmel M, Wilkinson, Ian B
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.11.2016
Subjects:	Adult Arterial Pressure - physiology Autonomic Nervous System - physiopathology Cross-Over Studies Cross-Sectional Studies Double-Blind Method Female Hand Strength - physiology Healthy Volunteers Heart Rate - drug effects Heart Rate - physiology Hemodynamics - physiology Humans Hypertension - physiopathology Male Pentolinium Tartrate - administration & dosage Prognosis Pulse Wave Analysis Role Vascular Stiffness - drug effects Vascular Stiffness - physiology Young Adult blood pressure heart rate aortic stiffness autonomic nervous system hemodynamics healthy volunteers
ISSN:	1524-4563
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