Parasympathetic activity and total fibrotic kidney in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease patients: a pilot study.

Silvia LaiAdolfo Marco PerrottaValeria PanebiancoSandro MazzaferroPaolo MenèChiara PellicanoFrancesca TintiMaurizio MuscaritoliRosario CianciAntonietta Gigante

Published in: International urology and nephrology (2023)

We suppose that the increase in TKV and TFV could lead to a parasympathetic tone hyperactivation, probably in response to hypoxic stress and vasoconstriction due to cystic enlargement.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
polycystic kidney disease
heart rate variability
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
systemic sclerosis
patient reported outcomes