Hormonal responses during tilt-table test in neurally mediated syncope

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1692-1695

  Theodorakis, George N ^a   Markianos, Manolis ^a   Livanis, Efthimios G ^a   Zarvalis, Elias ^a   Flevari, Panagiota ^a   Kremastinos, Dimitrios Th ^a  

^a ONASSIS CARDIAC SURGERY CENTER   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART RATE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROLACTIN; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; THYROTROPIN; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 0030756079     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00227-0     Document Type: Article

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