Effects of chronic vasodilator therapy to enhance susceptibility to vasovagal syncope during upright tilt testing

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1092-1094

  Gaggioli, Germano ^a   Bottoni, Nicola ^a   Mureddu, Roberto ^a   Foglia Manzillo, Giovanni ^a   Mascioli, Giosuè ^a   Bartoli, Paolo ^a   Musso, Giacomo ^a   Menozzi, Carlo ^a   Brignole, Michele ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYNCOPE; VASODILATATION;

AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0030698022     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00613-9     Document Type: Article

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