Worsening of head-up tilt test response during chronic beta-blocker therapy in patients treated for neurally mediated syncope

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 899-903

  Gardini, Armando ^a,b   Benedini, Giuseppe ^a   Proto, Cesare ^a  

^a Section of Electrophysiology   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beta blockers; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; ENALAPRIL; ETAFEDRINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METOPROLOL; NADOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; PROGNOSIS; SYNCOPE; TILT-TABLE TEST; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0031904091     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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