Certain cardiovascular indices predict syncope in the postural tachycardia syndrome

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 225-231

  Sandroni, P ^a   Opfer Gehrking, T L ^a   Benarroch, E E ^a   Shen, W K ^a   Low, P A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic neuropathy; POTS; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; PULSE PRESSURE; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; TILTING; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

NASA DISCIPLINE CARDIOPULMONARY; NASA DISCIPLINE NUMBER 14-10; NASA PROGRAM SPACE PHYSIOLOGY AND COUNTERMEASURES; NON-NASA CENTER;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSTURE; SYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TILT-TABLE TEST; VAGUS NERVE; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0029857831     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02291138     Document Type: Article

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