Comparison of tilt angles and provocative agents (Edrophonium and Isoproterenol) to improve head-upright tilt-table testing

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 346-351

  Voice, Ronald A ^a   Lurie, Keith G ^a,b   Sakaguchi, Scott ^a   Rector, Thomes S ^a   Benditt, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Cardiac Arrhythmia Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDROPHONIUM; ISOPRENALINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYNCOPE; TILTING;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; EDROPHONIUM; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 0032006854     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00915-6     Document Type: Article

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