Salt supplement increases plasma volume and orthostatic tolerance in patients with unexplained syncope

Heart

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 134-140

  El Sayed, H ^a   Hainsworth, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baroreceptors; Blood volume; Orthostatic; Salt; Syncope

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; PLASMA VOLUME; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0030029548     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.75.2.134     Document Type: Article

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