Baroreflex failure: a neglected type of secondary hypertension

• Published in: Netherlands journal of medicine Vol. 62; no. 5; pp. 151 - 155
• Main Authors: TIMMERS, H. J. L. M, WIELING, W, KAREMAKER, J. M, LENDERS, J. W. M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Alphen aan den Rijn Van zuiden 01.05.2004
• Subjects: Animals; Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension; Baroreflex - physiology; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Cardiology. Vascular system; Clinical manifestations. Epidemiology. Investigative techniques. Etiology; Diagnosis, Differential; General aspects; Heart Rate; Humans; Hypertension - etiology; Hypertension - physiopathology; Hypertension - therapy; Medical sciences; Hypertension; Medicine; Cardiovascular disease; Secondary; Baroreflex; Failure

The arterial baroreflex buffers abrupt transients of blood pressure and prevents pressure from rising or falling excessively. In experimental animals, baroreceptor denervation results in temporary or permanent increases in blood pressure level and variability, depending on the extent of denervation....