A Comparison of Postspace‐Flight Orthostatic Intolerance to Vasovagal Syncope and Autonomic Failure and the Potential Use of the Alpha Agonist Midodrine for These Conditions

The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 466-471

  Piwinski, Stephen E ^a   Jankovic, Joseph ^a   McElligott, Mary Ann ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Roberts Pharmaceutical Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DISOPYRAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; EPHEDRINE; FLUDROCORTISONE; INDOMETACIN; ISOPRENALINE; MIDODRINE; NORADRENALIN; THEOPHYLLINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BODY POSTURE; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART RATE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; SKIN ALLERGY; SLEEP DISORDER; SPACE FLIGHT; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0028227967     PISSN: 00912700     EISSN: 15524604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1552-4604.1994.tb04988.x     Document Type: Article

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