Opposite poles of blood pressure disorders will be tested. The first is low blood pressure disorders causing blackouts while standing. My hypothesis is that the mechanism is subnormal reflex sympathetic nervous system responses (the sympathetic nervous system is the stimulant division of the automatic branch of the nervous system(. The second focus is patients with severe high blood pressure, with high sympathetic activity, who I will treat with a device silencing the nerves of the kidneys.
Immediate Or Delayed Cord Clamping In The Preterm Birth Transition: Is There A Trade-off Between Circulatory Stability And Sympathoadrenal Activation?
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$824,582.00
Summary
Using an established experimental model of preterm birth, this project will determine if delayed clamping of the umbilical cord at birth leads to better stability of the circulation than immediate clamping, and if this improved stability comes at a cost of not activating the involuntary nervous system essential for enhancing metabolic and lung function after birth. The results of this study will provide fundamental new information for optimizing birth delivery strategies in preterm babies.