Cardiovascular dysautonomia in Achalasia Patients: Blood pressure and heart rate variability alterations.

Achalasia is a disease characterized by the inability to relax the esophageal sphincter due to a degeneration of the parasympathetic ganglion cells located in the wall of the thoracic esophagus. Achalasia has been associated with extraesophageal dysmotility, suggesting alterations of the autonomic n...

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Main Authors: Ana Leonor Rivera, Bruno Estañol, Julio J Macias-Gallardo, Guillermo Delgado-Garcia, Ruben Fossion, Alejandro Frank, Gonzalo M Torres-Villalobos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248106