Cerebrovascular regulation in the postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 317, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 124-133

  Low, Phillip A ^a   Novak, Vera ^b   Spies, Judith M ^a   Novak, Peter ^b   Petty, George W ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoregulation; Head up tilt; Orthostatic intolerance; POTS; Valsalva

Indexed keywords

AUTOREGULATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CONFERENCE PAPER; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0032712639     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199902000-00007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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