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

The goal of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is to investigate the
brain's functional connections by using the temporal similarity between blood oxygenation …

Document Reviewers: Luis Alcocer (Mexico), Christina Antza (Greece), Mustafa Arici
(Turkey), Eduardo Barbosa (Brazil), Adel Berbari (Lebanon), Luıs Bronze (Portugal), John …

Background—Reductions in the compliance of central arteries exert a number of adverse
effects on cardiovascular function and disease risk. Endurance training is efficacious in …

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 …

The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) is known to play a pivotal role in short-and long-term
regulation of different functions of the cardiovascular system. In the past decades increasing …

Background Regular aerobic exercise prevents and reverses arterial stiffening, but the
association between resistance training and arterial stiffness is unclear. Aim This study was …

The incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing worldwide, with more than 26
million people suffering from CKD in the United States alone. More patients with CKD die of …

Sympathetic hyperactivity plays an important and distinct role in hypertension associated
with chronic renal failure (CRF). Renal ischemia, elevated angiotensin II, and suppressed …

Muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) influences the mechanical properties (ie, vascular
smooth muscle tone and stiffness) of peripheral arteries, but it remains controversial whether …