Diagnosis of tachycardia syndromes associated with orthostatic symptoms

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-101

  Braune, S ^a,b   Wrocklage, C ^a   Schulte Monting J ^b   Schnitzer, R ^a   Lucking C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomic testing; Postural tachycardia syndrome; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERPNEA; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDING; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VERTIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REFERENCE VALUES; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0032845150     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02311766     Document Type: Article

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