title: [Clinical applications of methods for assessing the autonomic nervous system].
abstract: This paper will review the usefulness of the evaluation of the autonomic control in cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular diseases, such as heart failure, hypertension, myocardial infarction and diabetes. Emphasis will be given to the relevance of the parasympathetic/sympathetic alterations found in the above-mentioned conditions in determining the cardiovascular risk profile of the individual patient.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mancia
mesh_terms: D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology