The pathophysiology of heart failure (HF) is characterized by hemodynamic abnormalities
that result in neurohormonal activation and autonomic imbalance with increase in …

The present review assesses the current state of literature defining integrative autonomic-
immune physiological processing, focusing on studies that have employed …

Objectives. Vagally mediated heart rate recovery after exercise was assessed in patients
with chronic heart failure and in well trained athletes by analyzing the postexercise heart …

Patients with cardiovascular disease show autonomic dysfunction, including sympathetic
activation and vagal withdrawal, which leads to fatal events. This review aims to place …

Background In chronic heart failure (CHF), arterial baroreflex regulation of cardiac function is
impaired, leading to a reduction in the tonic restraining influence on the sympathetic nervous …

(1) Baroreceptor function: In lowoutput HF models, there is attenuation of carotid sinus
baroreceptor discharge sensitivity. Administration of digoxin produces improvement in …

Proposed reflex mechanisms for generalized neurohumoral activation in heart failure
include decreased input from inhibitory baroreceptor afferent vessels and increased input …

The heart is electrically and mechanically controlled as a syncytium by the autonomic
nervous system. The cardiac nervous system comprises the sympathetic, parasympathetic …

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to determine whether endurance exercise
training could buffer neuroendocrine activity in chronic heart failure patients …

After 200 years of use, digitalis still appears to have a place in our armamentarium for heart
failure and atrial fibrillation despite the proven survival benefits with ACE inhibitors and β …