Magnitude of the Morning Surge in Blood Pressure is Associated with Sympathetic but not Cardiac Baroreflex Sensitivity

The ability of the arterial baroreflex to regulate blood pressure may influence the magnitude of the morning surge in blood pressure. The aim was to investigate the relationships between sympathetic and cardiac baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) and the morning surge. Twenty-four hour ambulatory blood pre...

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Main Authors: Aaron W Johnson, Sarah L Hissen, Vaughan G Macefield, Rachael Brown, Chloe E Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2016.00412/full