Rehabilitation: Periodic somatosensory stimulation increases arterial baroreflex sensitivity in chronic heart failure patients

Gademan, Maaike G.J.; Sun, Yiping; Han, Liming; Valk, Vanessa J.; Schalij, Martin J.; van Exel, Henk J.; Lucas, Carolien M.H.B.; Maan, Arie C.; Verwey, Harriette F.; van de Vooren, Hedde; Pinna, Gian D.; Maestri, Roberto; La Rovere, Maria Teresa; van der Wall, Ernst E.; Swenne, Cees A.

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.07.022

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Volume 152, Issue 2 , Pages 237-241, 20 October 2011

Rehabilitation: Periodic somatosensory stimulation increases arterial baroreflex sensitivity in chronic heart failure patients☆

Maaike G.J. Gademan
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Yiping Sun
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Present address: Department of Pediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Liming Han
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Present address: Department of Physical Education, Yantai Teacher's College, Yantai, China.
Vanessa J. Valk
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Martin J. Schalij
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Henk J. van Exel
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Rijnland Rehabilitation Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Carolien M.H.B. Lucas
- Department of Cardiology, Rijnland Hospital, Leiderdorp, The Netherlands
Arie C. Maan
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Harriette F. Verwey
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Hedde van de Vooren
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Present address: Department of Artificial Intelligence, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Gian D. Pinna
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Scientific Institute of Montescano, Montescano, Italy
Roberto Maestri
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Scientific Institute of Montescano, Montescano, Italy
Maria Teresa La Rovere
- Department of Cardiology, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Scientific Institute of Montescano, Montescano, Italy
Ernst E. van der Wall
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Cees A. Swenne
- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Corresponding author. Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 71 526 1972; fax: +31 84 221 8904.