Mechanisms of heart rate and arterial blood pressure control: Implications for the pathophysiology of neurocardiogenic syncope

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3 II, 1997, Pages 764-774

  Quan, Kara J ^a   Carlson, Mark D ^a   Thames, Marc D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurocardiogenic syncope; Pathogenesis; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENALIN; ALDOSTERONE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN I; ANGIOTENSINOGEN; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; EDROPHONIUM; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE; OXIDOPAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; RECEPTOR; RENIN; SODIUM; SUBSTANCE P; VASOPRESSIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNCOPE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD CIRCULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID SINUS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PRESSORECEPTORS; REFLEX; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; VAGUS NERVE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM;

EID: 0030960815     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03902.x     Document Type: Article

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