Population
Individuals with or at risk for hypertension and prehypertension
Design
Review
Key result
Sympathovagal imbalance contributes to the development of hypertension and prehypertension, and adaptation to a healthier lifestyle can improve sympathovagal homeostasis to prevent these conditions.
Authors
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Autonomic-targeted prevention merits prospective trials in hypertension; leaves open clinical adoption pending randomized data.
This review highlights the pathophysiological role of sympathovagal imbalance in hypertension and emphasizes lifestyle modifications to restore autonomic homeostasis.
Pal et al. (2012) conducted a review in Hypertension and Prehypertension. Sympathovagal imbalance contributes to the development of hypertension and prehypertension, and adaptation to a healthier lifestyle can improve sympathovagal homeostasis to prevent these conditions.