Increased sympathetic nerve activity in pulmonary artery hypertension

S Velez-Roa, A Ciarka, B Najem, JL Vachiery… - Circulation, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— This study tested the hypothesis that sympathetic nerve activity is increased
in pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH), a rare disease of poor prognosis and incompletely …

Myocardial infarction associated with Adderall XR and alcohol use in a young man

X Jiao, S Velez, J Ringstad, V Eyma… - The Journal of the …, 2009 - Am Board Family Med
Adderall, consisting of a mixture of amphetamine salts and dextroamphetamine salts, is a
prescription drug for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. Labeled or …

Prognostic significance of sympathetic nervous system activation in pulmonary arterial hypertension

A Ciarka, V Doan, S Velez-Roa, R Naeije… - American journal of …, 2010 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The sympathetic nervous system has been reported to be activated in pulmonary
arterial hypertension (PAH). Objectives: We investigated the prognostic significance of …

Peripheral sympathetic control during dobutamine infusion: effects of aging and heart failure

S Velez-Roa, M Renard, JP Degaute… - Journal of the American …, 2003 - jacc.org
Objectives : We assessed the effects of beta-adrenergic agonism on muscle sympathetic
nerve activity (MSNA) in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) and young and matched …

[HTML][HTML] Regression of left ventricular hypertrophy after arteriovenous fistula closure in renal transplant recipients: a long-term follow-up

P Unger, S Velez-Roa, KM Wissing, AD Hoang… - American Journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
The long-term effects of hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula (AVF) closure on left ventricular (LV)
morphology are unknown. Using echocardiography, we prospectively studied 17 kidney …

Atrial septostomy decreases sympathetic overactivity in pulmonary arterial hypertension

…, A Houssière, M Gujic, E Stoupel, S Velez-Roa… - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Background We have reported previously that the sympathetic nervous system is activated
in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), and that this is only partly explained …

Chemoreflex and metaboreflex control during static hypoxic exercise

…, B Najem, A Ciarka, S Velez-Roa… - American Journal …, 2005 - journals.physiology.org
To investigate the effects of muscle metaboreceptor activation during hypoxic static exercise,
we recorded muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA), heart rate, blood pressure, …

Acute arterio-venous fistula occlusion decreases sympathetic activity and improves baroreflex control in kidney transplanted patients

S Velez-Roa, J Neubauer, M Wissing… - Nephrology Dialysis …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Background. The acute bradycardia induced by the occlusion of an arteriovenous fistula (AVF),
known as the Nicoladoni-Branham sign, is considerably larger than that which occurs …

Dobutamine potentiates arterial chemoreflex sensitivity in healthy normal humans

S Velez-Roa, B Kojonazarov, A Ciarka… - American Journal …, 2003 - journals.physiology.org
β-Adrenergic agonists may increase chemosensitivity in humans. We tested the hypothesis
that the β 1 -agonist dobutamine increases peripheral chemosensitivity in a double-blind …

Dose‐dependent effect of dobutamine on chemoreflex activity in healthy volunteers

A Pathak, S Velez‐Roa, O Xhaët… - British journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Aims β‐adrenergic agonists increase peripheral chemoreceptor sensitivity in humans. We
tested the hypothesis that β 1 ‐agonist‐related increase in peripheral chemoreflex sensitivity …