Assessment of autonomic function at rest and during tilt testing in patients with vasovagal syncope

American Heart Journal

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 459-466

  Kochiadakis, G E ^a   Rombola, A T ^a   Kanoupakis, E M ^a   Simantirakis, E N ^a   Chlouverakis, G I ^a   Vardas, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; TILTING;

EID: 0030984152     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(97)70082-6     Document Type: Article

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