Cardiovascular, autonomic, and plasma catecholamine responses in unilateral and bilateral carotid artery stenosis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 428-432

  Akinola, Adeola ^a   Mathias, Christopher J ^a   Mansfield, Averil ^b   Thomas, David ^b   Wolfe, John ^b   Nicolaides, A N ^b   Tegos, Thomas ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Carotid artery stenosis; Catecholamine responses

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID SINUS; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0032875208     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.67.4.428     Document Type: Article

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