Physiological studies have long documented the key role played by the autonomic nervous
system in modulating cardiovascular functions and in controlling blood pressure values …

Autonomic cardiovascular control is impaired in hypertension, leading to a reduction in the
parasympathetic tone and to an increase in the sympathetic influences to the heart and …

Data collected in experimental animals and in humans support the hypothesis that
sympathetic neural mechanisms are involved in the development and progression of …

Background Several hemodynamic variables, such as blood pressure, vascular resistance,
cardiac output, and heart rate, are regulated, among others, by sympathetic cardiovascular …

Although animal models of hypertension have clearly shown that high blood pressure is
associated with and is probably caused by an increase in sympathetic cardiovascular …

Evidences collected in the past few years have strengthened the concept that the
sympathetic nervous system plays a primary role in the development and progression of the …

Hypertension—the chronic elevation of blood pressure—is a major human health problem.
In most cases, the root cause of the disease remains unknown, but there is mounting …

Introduction: Hypertension is caused by increased cardiac output and/or increased
peripheral resistance. Areas covered: The various mechanisms affecting cardiac …

Essential hypertension is the most prevalent cardiovascular disorder, affecting more than 50
million people in the USA. Hypertension-related mortality and morbidity figures have been …

Animal studies have provided clearcut evidence that sympathetic factors are involved in the
development and maintenance of high blood pressure (BP). This also appears to be the …