title: Unilateral baroreceptor activation therapy: the beauty of asymmetry.
abstract: With respect to paired internal organs, we commonly think that these are symmetrical and have identical physiological functions. This, however, appears not to be the case. A particular organ where asymmetry comes to expression is the baroreceptor system. Clinical data in patients with resistant hypertension who are treated with device-based baroreceptor activation clearly show that there are functional differences between the left and the right baroreceptor systems. This has implications for our understanding of certain diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht and Orbis Medical Center, Sittard, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Peter W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: de Leeuw
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011311:Pressoreceptors / Q000502:physiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*
keywords: asymmetry; baroreceptor; baroreceptor activation therapy; hypertension; kidney