In chronic kidney disease simultaneous activation of the renin–angiotensin and sympathetic
systems occurs. Kidney ischemia seems to play a key role in the pathogenesis. This review …

The management of essential hypertension has increasingly focused on the use of diuretics,
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, and angiotensin receptor blockers, which lower …

Background We evaluated cardiac autonomic modulation in women with chronic ischemic
stroke (at least 4 years post-stroke) at rest and in response to submaximal exercise test …

The sympathetic nervous system has moved towards center stage in cardiovascular
medicine. The importance of the sympathetic activation in heart failure and in renal …

Nearly one-third of the world's population has hypertension. The human and societal impact
of hypertension is enormous. Primary hypertension accounts for 95% of cases of …

Objective The role of the renin–angiotensin system in the regulation of sympathetic nervous
activity in human hypertension was evaluated in patients with moderate primary …

Objective: In previous studies, the I1 imidazoline specific agonist rilmenidine effectively
lowered office blood pressure (BP) in patients with metabolic syndrome, improved glucose …

996 Hypertension December 2013 projections to the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the
hypothalamus, the median preoptic nucleus, and the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) in …

Percutaneous ablation of the renal nerves [renal denervation (RDN)] has recently become
available for treatment of (therapy-resistant) hypertension. In this review, the potential …

We planned to determine whether or not there is a difference in the level of muscle
sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) between hypertensive women and hypertensive men …