Research into cardiac autonomic control has received great interest in the past 20 years,
and we are now at a critical juncture with regard to the clinical translation of the experimental …

Dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system has been implicated in the pathogenesis of
cardiovascular disease, including congestive heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias. Despite …

BL The first book devoted to human baroreflexes A comprehensive review of baroreflex
involvement in human diseases, this book places the most recent understanding of human …

We have suggested that among conscious dogs with a healed anterior wall myocardial
infarction (MI) a depressed baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) carries a higher risk of developing …

There are two major approaches to heart rate variability analysis: time domain analysis and
frequency domain (power spectrum) analysis. This review considers the normal power …

There is continuing belief that cardiac parasympathetic postganglionic fibres are sparse or
absent from the ventricles. This review of the literature shows that the supposition is a myth …

Sudden cardiac death resulting from ventricular tachyarrhythmias remains the leading cause
of death in industrially developed countries, accounting for between 300,000 and 500,000 …

Giving up in the face of emotional arousal and psychologic uncertainty are conditions
conducive both to vasodepressor syncope and sudden death. Under such circumstances …

The main purpose of this review is to describe the functional characteristics, the reflex
effects, and the pathophysiologic implications of the cardiac vagat C-fiber endings. A …

Sudden, unexpected cardiac death due to ventricular fibrillation is the leading cause of
death in most industrially developed countries. Yet, despite the enormity of this problem, the …