Studies of autonomic function in patients with achalasia and nutcracker oesophagus

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1349-1354

  Trudgill, Nigel J ^a   Hussain, Faizi N ^a   Smith, Lynne F ^a   Riley, Stuart A ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Achalasia; Autonomic function; Nutcracker oesophagus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BREATHING; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; ESOPHAGUS FUNCTION DISORDER; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HIGH AMPLITUDE PERISTALTIC ESOPHAGEAL CONTRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MANOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VAGUS NERVE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 0033459576     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199912000-00002     Document Type: Article

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