Revisão Revisado por pares

Baroreflex Dysfunction

2020; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 382; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmra1509723

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

Horacio Kaufmann, Lucy Norcliffe‐Kaufmann, Jose‐Alberto Palma,

Tópico(s)

Cardiac Health and Mental Health

Resumo

Baroreflexes play both an adaptive and a homeostatic role, maintaining blood pressure, heart rate, and blood volume within the normal range. Defects in baroreflexes have diverse manifestations and causes. The assessment and management of baroreflex dysfunction are reviewed.

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