Use of serotonin re-uptake inhibitors as primary therapy for carotid sinus hypersensitivity

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1633-1635

  Dan, Dan ^a   Grubb, Blair P ^a   Mouhaffel, Assad H ^a   Kosinski, Daniel J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid sinus syndrome; Serotonin re uptake inhibitors

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATENOLOL; ISOPRENALINE; METOPROLOL; RANITIDINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

1-NAPHTHYLAMINE; AGED; CAROTID SINUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SERTRALINE; SYNCOPE; TILT-TABLE TEST; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030834228     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03532.x     Document Type: Article

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