Neurohormonal system in hypertensives

The role of the neurohormonal system in heart failure.

Radionuclide Imaging of Neurohormonal System of the Heart

Heart failure is one of the growing causes of death especially in developed countries due to longer life expectancy. Although many pharmacological and instrumental therapeutic approaches have been introduced for prevention and treatment of heart failure, there are still limitations and challenges. Nuclear cardiology has experienced rapid growth in the last few decades, in particular the applica...

Compliance in elderly hypertensives.

Hypertension is common in the elderly. While it is possible to reduce blood pressure in this age group, the value of such treatment in terms of reduced mortality and morbidity is unknown. The effects of a prescribed regimen depends inter alia on compliance. Therefore, this variable must be taken into account in assessing drug treatment in the elderly hypertensive. In general, the elderly comply...

Neurohormonal Hypothesis in Heart Failure

A ccording to the neurohormonal model, heart failure is a syndrome that develops because an initial heart injury activates endogenous neurohormonal systems that exert a deleterious effect to the myocardium and on the circulation. This new model regards heart failure primarily as a neurohormonal disorder with main pathophysiologic abnormality the activation of various neurohormonal systems. Arte...

ANP bioactivity in obese hypertensives.

ANP Bioactivity in Obese Hypertensives To the Editor: I write to comment on and to question features of the recent publication from Dessi-Fulgheri and colleagues that appeared in the February issue of Hypertension (Hypertension. 1999:33;658–662). The authors report that a bolus injection of ANP produces greater falls in blood pressure, greater increases in plasma cyclic GMP, and a greater suppr...