Abnormal myocardial adrenergic nerve function in orthostatic hypotension

Cardiology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 236-238

  Nakamura, Motoyuki ^a   Yamazaki, Takuya ^a   Hiramori, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenergic nerve activation; Autonomic nerve function; Orthostatic hypotension; Syncope

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE; IODINE 123; THALLIUM 201;

ADRENERGIC NERVE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CASE REPORT; FAINTNESS; HEART INNERVATION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE FUNCTION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SYNCOPE;

3-IODOBENZYLGUANIDINE; ADRENERGIC FIBERS; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HEART; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; POSTURE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0032447117     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006850     Document Type: Article

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