Cardiovascular autonomic regulation in asthmatic children evidenced by spectral analysis of heart rate and blood pressure variability

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 545-554

  Jartti, T T ^a   Tahvanainen, K U O ^a   Kaila, T J ^b   Kuusela, T A ^c   Koivikko, A S ^a   Vanto, T T ^a   Valimaki I A T ^a,c  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

adrenergic beta agonist; autonomic nervous system; blood pressure variability; bronchial asthma; heart rate variability; respiration; spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CETIRIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0029802490     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365519609088810     Document Type: Article

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