Autonomic cardiovascular control is impaired in hypertension, leading to a reduction in the
parasympathetic tone and to an increase in the sympathetic influences to the heart and …

Hypertension (HTN) and prehypertension (pre-HTN) have been identified as independent
risk factors for adverse cardiovascular events. Recently, increased psychosocial stress and …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of preterm birth on risk factors for cardiovascular
disease (CVD), independent of birth size. STUDY DESIGN: Observational study using data …

We investigated the impact of viewing versus not viewing a real forest on human subjects'
physiological and psychological responses in the same setting. Fifteen healthy volunteers …

Objective: Adrenergic activation and baroreflex dysfunction are common in established
essential hypertension, elderly hypertension, masked and white-coat hypertension, resistant …

Objective: Whole-body vibration (WBV) is an unconventional exercise therapy that appears
to provide the same benefits of resistance training in postmenopausal women while being …

Although cardiovascular (CV) risks have been reported in prehypertension, their link to
sympathovagal imbalance (SVI) has not been investigated. In the present study, we have …

Background The present study was conducted to assess the nature of sympathovagal
imbalance (SVI) in prehypertensives by short-term analysis of heart rate variability (HRV) to …

Heart rate variability (HRV) is a noninvasive and practical measure of cardiac autonomic
nervous system function, mainly the sympathetic and parasympathetic modulations of heart …

[Purpose] Forest walking may be effective for human health, but little information is available
about effects of energy expenditure on blood pressure responses after forest walking. The …