Association of cardiac baroreflex sensitivity with blood pressure transients: influence of sex and menopausal status

The magnitude of decrease in BP during a vasoactive drug bolus may be associated with the calculated baroreflex sensitivity (BRS). The purpose of the present study was to evaluate whether sympathetic and/or cardiac BRS relates to the extent of change in BP and whether this was altered by sex hormone...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jill Nicole Barnes, Luke J Matzek, Nisha eCharkoudian, Michael J Joyner, Timothy B Curry, Emma C Hart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00187/full