CHF is a common, complex and life-threatening clinical syndrome. It is widely accepted that
enhanced peripheral vascular tone plays a major role in the pathophysiology of CHF …

1 The effects of a first dose and of chronic treatment with spirapril, a novel angiotensin
converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, on short‐term blood pressure and heart rate fluctuations …

Neurogenic factors are known to be important in the development of hypertension. Our
current knowledge of the role of autonomic nervous system in chronic hypertension is …

Rilmenidine 1 and 2 mg administered orally (weekly intervals, double-blind, randomized
cross-over, placebo-controlled) to six healthy subjects, dose-dependently reduced (p< 0.05) …

In order to study the effects of calcium-blocking therapy on cardiovascular homeostasis in
elderly subjects with isolated systolic hypertension, we performed a randomised double …

The effects of the angiotensin II receptor blocker candesartan cilexetil on systemic and
forearm haemodynamics and baroreceptor sensitivity were evaluated in this randomized …

Angiotensin I (AI), a nonactive decapeptide generated by action of the enzyme, renin, on a
glycoprotein substrate, angiotensinogen, is converted to the active pressor octapeptide …

The aim of the study was to examine the effect of chronic angiotensin converting enzyme
inhibition on haemodynamics and left ventricular performance during long-lasting exercise …

A possibility that can be advanced to explain the antihypertensive effect of beta-blocking
drugs is that they act through the baroreflex control of the cardiovascular system. In 38 …

To test the hypothesis that a central mechanism may play a role in the minimal reflex
tachycardia noted in response to peripheral converting enzyme inhibition, we compared the …