Open AccessAbnormal baroreceptor-mediated vasodilation of the peripheral circulation in congestive heart failure secondary to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Author(s) -
Henrik Wroblewski,
Jens Kastrup,
Svend Aage Mortensen,
Stig Haunsø
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.87.3.849
Subject(s) - medicine , baroreceptor , heart failure , cardiology , dilated cardiomyopathy , ejection fraction , vasodilation , hemodynamics , anesthesia , blood pressure , heart rate
Peripheral edema is a major clinical problem in congestive heart failure (CHF). The function of the edema-protective baroreceptor-mediated and local nervous vasoconstrictor reflexes of the lower leg during orthostasis in moderate and severe CHF has largely been unexplored.
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