Sinus node recovery time assessment revisited: Role of pharmacologic blockade of the autonomic nervous system

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-101

  Bergfeldt, Lennart ^a   Vallin, Hans ^b   Rosenqvist, Marten ^a   Insulander, Per ^b   Nordlander, Rolf ^a   Åström, Hans ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

autonomic blockade; sinus node dysfunction; sinus node electrophysiology; sinus node recovery time

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; PROPRANOLOL; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0030058530     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00504.x     Document Type: Article

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