The reduction of coronary mortality is not as large as one would expect from the observed
blood pressure lowering in trials of antihypertensive medications. This is not surprising; …

Aim: Although abnormalities in reflex sympathetic neural function represent a hallmark of
heart failure, no information is available on the neuroadrenergic and baroreflex function in …

Adrenergic overactivity is a common hallmark of both essential hypertension and congestive
heart failure. Indirect and direct measures of sympathetic function have clearly shown that …

Congestive heart failure is characterized by sympathetic activation, which has also been
described in the metabolic syndrome. No information exists, however, as to whether the …

Background: A profound autonomic unbalance is present in heart failure: its correlation with
the etiology of the disease has never been investigated. Aims: We characterized the …

It is estimated that 40 million people in the USA have hypertension, 14 million are diabetic
and 4 million suffer congestive heart failure. Since all three conditions are age-related, as …

During the past 15 years a large amount of new data has been collected on the behaviour of
the sympathetic nervous system in congestive heart failure. In most studies two main …

Previous studies have shown that congestive heart failure is characterized by sympathetic
and reflex dysfunctions. Whether these alterations are potentiated in the presence of obesity …

Twenty-five patients (aged 62±2 years) with stable, moderate to severe ischemic congestive
heart failure (CHF)(New York Heart Association class II/III: 15/10; ejection fraction 21.6±2%; …

Increased sympathetic tone is found in about 30% of patients with hypertension. This
abnormality is closely associated with the metabolic syndrome of dyslipidaemia and …