A simple method for measuring baroreflex sensitivity holds prognostic value in heart failure

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 25;169(1):e9-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.120. Epub 2013 Sep 8.

Authors

Gianluca Mirizzi¹, Alberto Giannoni, Francesca Bramanti, Andrea Ripoli, Maurizio Varanini, Luciano Bernardi, Michele Emdin, Claudio Passino

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Fondazione G. Monasterio CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa, Italy.

PMID: 24067599
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.08.120

No abstract available

Keywords: Baroreceptors; Catecholamines; Heart failure; Hormones; Prognosis.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Baroreflex / physiology*
Death
Female
Heart Failure / diagnosis*
Heart Failure / mortality
Heart Failure / physiopathology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Prospective Studies