Heart rate variability and the outcome of head-up tilt in syncopal children

Pediatric Research

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 702-709

  Stewart, Julian M ^a   Erb, Markus ^a   Sorbera, Carmine ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; POWER SPECTRUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 0029908310     PISSN: 00313998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199611000-00009     Document Type: Article

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