EFFECTS OF IVABRADINE ON SYMPATHETIC OVERDRIVE AND ARTERIAL STIFFENING IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH METABOLIC SYNDROME: A 6 MONTH FOLLOW-UP STUDY

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of ivabradine on muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) and arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients with metabolic syndrome. [...]hypertensive patients in the ivabradine group, were characterized apart from a decrease in office heart rate from 88±...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2018-03, Vol.71 (11), p.A1807-A1807
Main Authors: Tsioufis, Konstantinos P., Dimitriadis, Kyriakos, Koutra, Evaggelia, Kalos, Theodoros, Fragoulis, Christos, Nikolopoulou, Lefki, Konstantinidis, Dimitris, Koumelli, Areti, Konstantinou, Konstantinos, Karapati, Ioanna, Tousoulis, Dimitris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood pressure
Cardiology
Heart rate
Hypertension
Metabolic syndrome
Stiffening
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Summary:The aim of this study was to assess the effect of ivabradine on muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) and arterial stiffness in hypertensive patients with metabolic syndrome. [...]hypertensive patients in the ivabradine group, were characterized apart from a decrease in office heart rate from 88±9 bpm to 78±11 bpm (p
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(18)32348-9