Cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for a third of all deaths in the United States making
it the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Although CVD affects individuals of all …

Ever since their origin more than one half-century ago, microneurographic recordings of
sympathetic nerve activity have significantly advanced our understanding of the generation …

Racial and ethnic minorities, including Blacks/African-Americans and Hispanics/Latinos,
indicate lower tolerance to psychological distress (DT) and secular hope yet endorse more …

Non-Hispanic Black (BL) individuals have the highest prevalence of hypertension and
cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with all other racial/ethnic groups. Previous work …

Previous work demonstrates augmented muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA)
responses to the cold pressor test (CPT) in older women. Given its interindividual variability …

Context Cardiovascular responses to the cold pressor test (CPT) provide information
regarding sympathetic function. Objective To determine if recently concussed collegiate …

Background: Dynamic diurnal changes in 24-h ambulatory systolic blood pressure (SBP) are
associated with increased cardiovascular risk. We compared ambulatory BP dynamics in …

The relationship between sympathetic nerve activity and the vasculature has been of great
interest due to its potential role in various cardiovascular-related diseases. This relationship …

Objective Decades of research suggest that there may be important ethnic differences in the
hemodynamic mechanisms that co-determine arterial blood pressure, the primary diagnostic …

The prevalence of hypertension in non-Hispanic black (BL) individuals is the greatest of any
racial/ethnic group. While women generally display lower rates of hypertension than men of …