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. 2013 Feb;21(2):61-3.
doi: 10.1007/s12471-012-0349-8.

Clinical value of baroreflex sensitivity

M T La Rovere  1 , G D Pinna, R Maestri, P Sleight
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Clinical value of baroreflex sensitivity

M T La Rovere et al. Neth Heart J. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

The arterial baroreflex is an important determinant of the neural regulation of the cardiovascular system. It has been recognised that baroreflex-mediated sympathoexcitation contributes to the development and progression of many cardiovascular disorders. Accordingly, the quantitative estimation of the arterial baroreceptor-heart rate reflex (baroreflex sensitivity, BRS), has been regarded as a synthetic index of neural regulation at the sinus atrial node. The evaluation of BRS has been shown to provide clinical and prognostic information in a variety of cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction and heart failure that are reviewed in the present article.

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