The sympathetic nervous system's role in regulating blood pressure variability

This article focuses on how sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) contributes to the variability seen in blood pressure. Specifically, it examines the following questions: why do oscillations occur at certain frequencies, why do only certain frequencies of oscillations in SNA induce oscillations in the v...

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Published in:IEEE engineering in medicine and biology magazine 2001-03, Vol.20 (2), p.17-24
Main Authors: Malpas, S.C., Leonard, B.L., Guild, S.-J., Ringwood, J.V., Navakatikyan, M., Austin, P.C., Head, G.A., Burgess, D.E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Biomedical Engineering
Blood flow
Blood pressure
Blood Pressure - physiology
Blood pressure variability
Blood vessels
Control systems
Frequency
Heart - physiology
Humans
Hypertension
Hypertension - etiology
Hypertension - physiopathology
Medical control systems
Models, Cardiovascular
Models, Neurological
Oscillometry
Pressure control
Respiratory Physiological Phenomena
Rhythm
Sympathetic Nervous System - physiology
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Summary:This article focuses on how sympathetic nerve activity (SNA) contributes to the variability seen in blood pressure. Specifically, it examines the following questions: why do oscillations occur at certain frequencies, why do only certain frequencies of oscillations in SNA induce oscillations in the vasculature, and what may be the functional purpose of these oscillations.
ISSN:0739-5175
1937-4186
DOI:10.1109/51.917720