de Leeuw Peter W
Department of Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht and Orbis Medical Center, Sittard, PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2015;13(7):739-41. doi: 10.1586/14779072.2015.1049533. Epub 2015 Jun 3.
With respect to paired internal organs, we commonly think that these are symmetrical and have identical physiological functions. This, however, appears not to be the case. A particular organ where asymmetry comes to expression is the baroreceptor system. Clinical data in patients with resistant hypertension who are treated with device-based baroreceptor activation clearly show that there are functional differences between the left and the right baroreceptor systems. This has implications for our understanding of certain diseases.
对于成对的内部器官，我们通常认为它们是对称的且具有相同的生理功能。然而，情况似乎并非如此。压力感受器系统就是一个表现出不对称性的特殊器官。接受基于装置的压力感受器激活治疗的顽固性高血压患者的临床数据清楚地表明，左右压力感受器系统之间存在功能差异。这对我们理解某些疾病具有启示意义。
