Impaired baroreflex sensitivity is correlated with hemodynamic deterioration of sustained ventricular tachycardia

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 568-575

  Landolina, Maurizio ^a   Mantica, Massimo ^a   Pessano, Paolo ^a   Manfredini, Ruggero ^a   Foresti, Augusto ^a   Schwartz, Peter J ^b,c   De Ferrari, Gaetano M ^a,b  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; BAROREFLEX; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0031052750     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(96)00533-5     Document Type: Article

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