The effects of baroreflex activation therapy on blood pressure and sympathetic function in patients with refractory hypertension: the rationale and design of the Nordic BAT study*

The effects of baroreflex activation therapy on blood pressure and sympathetic function in patients with refractory hypertension: the rationale and design of the Nordic BAT study*

Objective: To explore the effects of baroreflex activation therapy (BAT) on hypertension in patients with treatment resistant or refractory hypertension. Methods: This investigator-initiated randomized, double-blind, 1:1 parallel-design clinical trial will include 100 patients with refractory hypert...

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Main Authors: Daniel Gordin, Fadl Elmula M. Fadl Elmula, Bert Andersson, Anders Gottsäter, Johan Elf, Thomas Kahan, Kent Lodberg Christensen, Pirkka Vikatmaa, Leena Vikatmaa, Thomas Bastholm Olesen, Per-Henrik Groop, Michael Hecht Olsen, Ilkka Tikkanen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-09-01
Series:Blood Pressure
Subjects:
ambulatory blood pressure measurement
baroreflex sensitivity
baroreflex activation therapy
cardiac autonomic function
diabetes
heart rate variability
myocardial infarction
peripheral vascular disease
refractory hypertension
resistant hypertension
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08037051.2017.1332477

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08037051.2017.1332477

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