| http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/full/42/3/549 Activation of the sympathetic nervous system, manifested by an increase in plasma norepinephrine (NE), is a salient feature in congestive heart failure.
* Department of Medicine (Cardiology Unit), University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA |
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