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Does a transient change in carotid arterial stiffness during head-up tilt influence the cardiac baroreflex response to rapid hypotension?
Does a transient change in carotid arterial stiffness during head-up tilt influence the cardiac baroreflex response to rapid hypotension?
Transient changes in carotid arterial stiffness during mild orthostatic stimulation correlate with changes in cardiac baroreflex sensitivity and latency, suggesting arterial stiffness dynamically modulates baroreflex control.
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May link carotid stiffness to baroreflex variability during tilt; leaves open causal role and therapeutic relevance.
Sugawara et al. (2012) studied this question.
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