title: Comments on Point:Counterpoint: The dominant contributor to systemic hypertension: Chronic activation of the sympathetic nervous system vs. Activation of the intrarenal renin-angiotensin system. Activation of the sympathetic nervous system is the dominant contributor to systemic hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Heart Institute (InCor), University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Carlos E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Negrao
authors.forename: Marcelo V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Negrao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017704:Baroreflex; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects / Q000294:innervation / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012084:Renin-Angiotensin System / Q000187:drug effects; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents