Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 174-182, July 2010

The insular cortex and cardiovascular system: a new insight into the brain-heart axis

  • Michiaki Nagai, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
    • Shobara City Soryo Clinic, Shobara, Japan
    • ,
  • Satoshi Hoshide, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
    • ,
  • Kazuomi Kario, MD, PhD, FACP, FACC, FAHA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Kazuomi Kario, MD, PhD, FACP, FACC, FAHA, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Yakushiji 3311-1, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan. Tel: +81-285-58-7538; fax: +81-285-44-4311.

Received 17 April 2010; accepted 19 May 2010.

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 Supported by a Research Grant for Cardiovascular Medicine (14-6) from the Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Japan, and by a Research Grant (C-2) from the Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture, Japan.

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S1933-1711(10)00119-1

doi:10.1016/j.jash.2010.05.001

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 174-182, July 2010

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