International Journal of Cardiology
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

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Yiping Sun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Present address: Department of Pediatrics, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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  • Liming Han

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Present address: Department of Physical Education, Yantai Teacher's College, Yantai, China.
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  • Vanessa J. Valk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Martin J. Schalij

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Henk J. van Exel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Department of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation, Rijnland Rehabilitation Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Carolien M.H.B. Lucas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Rijnland Hospital, Leiderdorp, The Netherlands
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  • Arie C. Maan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Harriette F. Verwey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Hedde van de Vooren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Present address: Department of Artificial Intelligence, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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  • Gian D. Pinna

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Scientific Institute of Montescano, Montescano, Italy
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  • Roberto Maestri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Scientific Institute of Montescano, Montescano, Italy
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  • Maria Teresa La Rovere

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS, Scientific Institute of Montescano, Montescano, Italy
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  • Ernst E. van der Wall

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • Cees A. Swenne

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding 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.

Received 22 March 2010 ,Revised 17 June 2010 ,Accepted 4 July 2010.

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☆ There exists no conflict of interest in any of the authors.

PII: S0167-5273(10)00549-8

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.07.022

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 152, Issue 2 , Pages 237-241 , 20 October 2011

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