If the Health Savings Account (HSA) owner dies, the HSA becomes the property of the named beneficiary. If the spouse is the beneficiary, the HSA can continue and the surviving spouse is subject to income tax only on HSA distributions not used for qualified medical expenses.
Carotid sinus hypersensitivity (CSH) is an exaggerated response to carotid sinus baroreceptor stimulation. It results in dizziness or syncope from transient diminished cerebral perfusion. Although baroreceptor function usually diminishes with age, some people experience hypersensitive carotid baroreflexes.
Opiods have been shown to increase ANP secretion in vivo and in isolated atria [62,63]. Crticotropin releasing factor also stimulates ANP secretion by what appears to be a direct receptor-mediated mechanism [64]. The effects of Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) on ANP secretion are less clear.