Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: Study of eight cases;Taquicardia postural ortostática: Estudio de ocho pacientes

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 138-141

  Santiago Pérez, Susana ^a   Ferrer Gila, Teresa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TILTING; VALSALVA MANEUVER; BODY POSTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0032492210     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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