The neural regulation of circulatory function is mainly effected through the interplay of the
sympathetic and vagal outflows. This interaction can be explored by assessing cardiovascular …

Sleep deprivation (SD) has become a relevant health problem in modern societies. We can
be sleep deprived due to lifestyle habits or due to sleep disorders, such as insomnia, …

Background Anakinra might improve the prognosis of patients with moderate to severe
COVID-19 (ie, patients requiring oxygen supplementation but not yet receiving organ support). …

… Percent of individual regressions in the entire population (n=22) with a Kendall's r passing
the significance level. tProbability refers to the likelihood of occurrence of the observed data, …

Background Spectral analysis of RR interval and systolic arterial pressure variabilities may
provide indirect markers of the balance between sympathetic and vagal cardiovascular …

… Normalized LF and HF components of RR interval in control subjects (n=12), patients with
mild OSA (n=13), and patients with moderate-to-severe OSA (n=11). The mean LF power of …

Background—The chemoreflexes are an important mechanism for regulation of both breathing
and autonomic cardiovascular function. Abnormalities in chemoreflex mechanisms may …

Background—Muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) is increased in patients with
obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We tested the hypothesis that tonic activation of excitatory …

… Montano is with the Dipartimento di Scienze Precliniche, Laboratorio Interdisciplinare Tecnologie
… Nicola Montano was born in 1963. He graduated in medicine at the University of Milan, …

… The cause of heart failure was ischemic heart disease (n=9) or idiopathic (n=12). Left
ventricular ejection fraction, determined by a resting radionuclide ventriculogram, was 23±2% (…