Qi Fu, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Internal Medicine,
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Director of the Women’s Heart Health Laboratory
Education
- M.D. from Suzhou University School of Medicine, China (1989)
- M.S. in Neurology from Suzhou University School of Medicine, China (1995)
- Ph.D. in Autonomic Neuroscience from Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan (2001)
- Post-Doctoral Fellow in Autonomic Circulatory Control from IEEM, USA (2004)
Research Interest
- Autonomic circulatory control in pregnancy
- Cardiovascular health in women
- Sex differences in blood pressure regulation in humans
Contact Information
Phone: 214-345-4619
Email: QiFu@texashealth.org
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Broader adaptive range of sympathetic burst size in response to blood pressure change in older women with greater arterial stiffness
Okada Y, Galbreath MM, Jarvis SS, Shibata S, Vongpatanasin W, Levine BD, Fu Q. Broader adaptive range of sympathetic burst size in response to blood pressure change in older women with greater arterial stiffness. J Physiol 598: 3331-3341, 2020.
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Impact of sex and age on metabolism, sympathetic activity, and hypertension
Yoo JK, Fu Q. Impact of sex and age on metabolism, sympathetic activity, and hypertension. FASEB J 2020 Aug 10. doi: 10.1096/fj.202001006RR. Online ahead of print.
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Neural control of blood pressure during pregnancy in humans
Hissen SL, Fu Q. Neural control of blood pressure during pregnancy in humans. Clin Auton Res 2020 Jun doi: 10.1007/s10286-020-00703-3. Online ahead of print.
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Sex differences in the sympathetic neural recruitment and hemodynamic response to head-up tilt in older hypertensives
Badrov MB, Okada Y, Yoo JK, Vongpatanasin W, Shoemaker JK, Levine BD, Fu Q. Sex differences in the sympathetic neural recruitment and hemodynamic response to head-up tilt in older hypertensives. Hypertension 75: 458-467, 2020.
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Impact of prolonged spaceflight on orthostatic tolerance during ambulation and blood pressure profiles in astronauts
Fu Q, Shibata S, Hastings JL, Platts SH, Hamilton DM, Bungo MW, Stenger MB, Ribeiro C, Adams-Huet B, Levine BD. Impact of prolonged spaceflight on orthostatic tolerance during ambulation and blood pressure profiles in astronauts. Circulation 140: 729-738, 2019.
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Role of corin in blood pressure regulation in normotensive and hypertensive pregnancy
Badrov MB, Park SY, Yoo JK, Hieda M, Okada Y, Jarvis SS, Stickford AS, Best SA, Nelson DB, Fu Q. Role of corin in blood pressure regulation in normotensive and hypertensive pregnancy. Hypertension 73: 432-439, 2019.
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Sympathetic neural and hemodynamic responses during cold pressor test in elderly blacks and whites
Okada Y, Jarvis SS, Best SA, Edwards JG, Hendrix JM, Adams-Huet B, Vongpatanasin W, Levine BD, Fu Q. Sympathetic neural and hemodynamic responses during cold pressor test in elderly blacks and whites. Hypertension 67: 951-958, 2016.
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Sympathetic activation during early pregnancy in humans
Jarvis SS, Shibata S, Bivens TB, Okada Y, Casey BM, Levine BD, Fu Q. Sympathetic activation during early pregnancy in humans. J Physiol 590: 3535-3543, 2012.
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Cardiac origins of the postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
Fu Q, VanGundy TB, Galbreath MM, Shibata S, Jain M, Hastings JL, Bhella PS, Levine BD. Cardiac origins of the postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol 55: 2858-2868, 2010.
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Vasoconstrictor reserve and sympathetic neural control of orthostasis
Fu Q, Witkowski S, Levine BD. Vasoconstrictor reserve and sympathetic neural control of orthostasis. Circulation 110: 2931-2937, 2004.