Inhibitory effect of enalapril on neurally mediated syncope in elderly patients

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 638-642

  Zeng, Chun Yu ^a   Zhu, Zhiming ^a   Liu, Guangyao ^a   Wang, Xukai ^a   He, Duofen ^a   Wang, Hongyong ^a   Yang, Chengming ^a   Tan, Jiancong ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Enalapril; Head up tilt test; Neurally mediated syncope

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DISOPYRAMIDE; ENALAPRIL; ISOPRENALINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEAD TILTING; HEART PACING; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYNCOPE;

AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATECHOLAMINES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENALAPRIL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; POSTURE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0031955615     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-199804000-00025     Document Type: Article

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