Stimulation of left stellate ganglion prolongs Q-T interval in patients with palmar hyperhidrosis

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 4 42-4, 1997, Pages

  Wong, Cheuk Wah ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Chiat Hing Building   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Endoscopy; Long Q T syndrome; Sympathectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOG; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STELLATE GANGLION; SYMPATHECTOMY;

EID: 0030662548     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.4.h1696     Document Type: Article

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