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Table 11 Keywords

From: Non-invasive parameters of autonomic function using beat-to-beat cardiovascular variations and arterial stiffness in hypertensive individuals: a systematic review

 

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MeSH terms

#1

Beat-to-beat

“Beat-to-beat” OR “very short term” OR “ultra short term” OR “finger blood pressure” OR photoplethysmography OR Finapres OR Finometer OR “Task Force Monitor” OR Continuous OR Noninvasive

#2

Autonomic nervous system

Sympathetic OR parasympathetic OR vagal OR autonomic OR baroreflex OR baroreceptor OR “Valsalva maneuver” OR “tilt table” OR “head-up tilt” OR “deep breathing” OR “cardiovascular variability” OR “heart rate variability” OR “heart rate fluctuations” OR “blood pressure variability” OR “blood pressure fluctuations” OR “heart rate changes” OR “blood pressure changes” OR “time domain” OR “frequency domain” OR “valsalva ratio” OR handgrip OR “isometric exercise” OR “cold pressor test” OR “active standing” OR “lower body negative pressure”

• Autonomic nervous system

• Baroreflex

• Sympathetic nervous system

• Parasympathetic nervous system

#3

Vascular condition

Arterial stiffnessOR “total arterial compliance” OR “pulse wave velocity” OR “pulse wave analysis” OR distensibility OR compliance OR elasticity OR “pulse transit time” OR “peripheral resistance” OR “vascular aging” OR “augmentation index” OR ultrasonography OR ultrasound OR tonometry OR MRI OR “intima-media thickness”

• Vascular Remodeling/physiology

• Vascular capacitance

• Vascular resistance

• Vascular stiffness

#4

Hypertension

“High blood pressure” OR Hypertensi* OR “elevated blood pressure” OR “raised blood pressure” OR “increased blood pressure”

• Hypertension

• High blood pressure

  1. Combination search: #1 AND #2 AND #3 AND #4