This review presents lower body negative pressure (LBNP) as a unique tool to investigate
the physiology of integrated systemic compensatory responses to altered hemodynamic …

Considerable evidence is available in support of an independent association between
obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) and cardiovascular disease, which is …

Blood pressure variability includes rhythmic and nonrhythmic fluctuations that, with the use
of spectral analysis, appear as clear peaks or broadband power, respectively. This review …

Objectives: This study investigated the effect of a 12-week long-acting testosterone
administration on maximal exercise capacity, ventilatory efficiency, muscle strength, insulin …

The baroreceptor control of the sinus node was evaluated in 10 normotensive and 10 age-
matched essential hypertensive subjects in whom ambulatory blood pressure was recorded …

In animals, electric field stimulation of carotid baroreceptors elicits a depressor response
through sympathetic inhibition. We tested the hypothesis that the stimulation acutely reduces …

Arterial baroreflex function in humans is commonly assessed through a number of laboratory
tests based on quantification of the reflex responses in heart rate or blood pressure to …

Aging is associated with complex and diversified changes of cardiovascular structure and
function. The heart becomes slightly hypertrophic and hyporesponsive to sympathetic (but …

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 …

Background—Benefits of moderate endurance training include increases in
parasympathetic activity and baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) and a relative decrease in …