2020
A recent history of preeclampsia is associated with elevated central pulse wave velocity and muscle sympathetic outflow
Usselman CW, Adler TE, Coovadia Y, Leone C, Paidas MJ, Stachenfeld NS. A recent history of preeclampsia is associated with elevated central pulse wave velocity and muscle sympathetic outflow. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2020, 318: h581-h589. PMID: 32004082, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00578.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBaroreflexBiomarkersBlood PressureFemaleHeart RateHemodynamicsHumansMuscle, SkeletalPre-EclampsiaPregnancyPulse Wave AnalysisSympathetic Nervous SystemVascular StiffnessConceptsMuscle sympathetic nerve activitySympathetic nerve activityArterial stiffnessBaroreflex sensitivityPreeclamptic womenUncomplicated pregnanciesNerve activityBlood pressureCardiovascular diseaseCentral pulse wave velocityCardiovagal baroreflex sensitivityElevated arterial stiffnessMuscle sympathetic outflowElevated cardiovascular riskHistory of preeclampsiaNormal blood pressurePeripheral arterial stiffnessSympathetic baroreflex sensitivitySympathetic nervous systemPulse wave velocityHigher MSNACardiovascular dysregulationSympathetic outflowCardiovascular riskNormal pregnancy
2010
Greater Orthostatic Tolerance in Young Black Compared With White Women
Hinds K, Stachenfeld NS. Greater Orthostatic Tolerance in Young Black Compared With White Women. Hypertension 2010, 56: 75-81. PMID: 20458005, PMCID: PMC2909588, DOI: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.110.150011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower body negative pressureBody negative pressureOrthostatic toleranceWhite womenHeart rateGreater sympathetic nervous system responseR intervalSympathetic nervous system responsesPlasma renin activityPlasma catecholamine concentrationsSerum aldosterone concentrationNervous system responsesNegative pressureBlack womenCumulative stress indexWoman underwentRenin activityAldosterone concentrationBaroreflex functionBlood pressureCatecholamine concentrationsOrthostatic challengePlasma concentrationsHealthy blacksBlood samples