title: The Beauty and the Beast: Aspects of the Autonomic Nervous System.
abstract: Sympathetic nerve activity is altered and is a prognostic factor for many cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, coronary syndromes, and congestive heart failure. Therefore, the selection of vasoactive drugs for the treatment of these diseases should also take into consideration their effects on the sympathetic nervous system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Binggeli
authors.forename: Isabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sudano
authors.forename: Lukas E.
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Spieker
authors.forename: René R.
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Wenzel
authors.forename: Thomas F.
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Lüscher
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Noll