Reflex control in heart failure: a primer for physicians.
Heart failure, cause notwithstanding, is characterized by adaptive (but harmful) increases in sympathetic activity and hormone levels, as well as by abnormal cardiovascular reflexes. Such reflex derangements may contribute to neurohumoral excitation. Consequently, normalization of the reflexes may be an important determinant of the effectiveness of therapy.
Buchter
C M
CM
Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland.
Thames
M D
MD
D000222:Adaptation, Physiological / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002301:Cardiac Glycosides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000503:physiopathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D016027:Heart Transplantation / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000502:physiology; D012018:Reflex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
D002301:Cardiac Glycosides; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents