Mechanism of 'inappropriate' sinus tachycardia: Role of sympathovagal balance

Circulation

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 873-877

  Morillo, Carlos A ^a,b   Klein, George J ^a   Thakur, Ranjan K ^a   Li, Huagui ^a   Zardini, Marco ^a   Yee, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b HUNTER HOLMES MCGUIRE VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

autonomic function; sinus node; tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SINUS NODE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGUS REFLEX; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 0028068536     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.90.2.873     Document Type: Article

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