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Edward G. Lakatta

Researcher at National Institutes of Health

Publications -  902
Citations -  95504

Edward G. Lakatta is an academic researcher from National Institutes of Health. The author has contributed to research in topics: Blood pressure & Population. The author has an hindex of 146, co-authored 858 publications receiving 88637 citations. Previous affiliations of Edward G. Lakatta include University of Pittsburgh & University College London.

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Abstract 15658: Arginine-vasopressin Levels Are Increased in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Correlate With LV Hypertrophy

TL;DR: Arginine-Vasopressin exerts a variety of effects, in addition to its antidiuretic effect via V2 receptors in the kidneys, AVP has vasoconstrictive effects via its action on V1a receptor in the peripheral vasculature.
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Commentaries on viewpoint: The cardiac contraction cycle: is Ca2+ going local? Counterpoint.

TL;DR: In this article, Fowler and Smith outline the importance of endogenous buffer systems to limiting the spatial and temporal spread of a Ca2+ signal in the highly controlled dyadic cleft.