What central mechanisms increase cardiac sympathetic nerve activity in heart failure?

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http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/509204

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Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Heart failure is a disabling and deadly syndrome that has reached epidemic proportions in western populations. In heart failure, the activity of the sympathetic nerves to the heart is dramatically increased, leading to development of arrhythmias and sudden death. Using our unique model of heart failure, in which we directly record cardiac sympathetic nerve activity, we aim to determine the mechanisms in the brain that cause this large, detrimental increase in nerve activity.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2008

End Date: 01-01-2010

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $401,389.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Medical bacteriology

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Other Keywords

Brain angiotensin system | Cardiac arrhythmias | Cardiac sympathetic nerve activity | Central autonomic control | Chronic heart failure | Heart disease in the elderly | Heart failure | Sudden cardiac death

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