Reflex control of sympathetic activity during simulated ventricular tachycardia in humans

Circulation

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 628-634

  Smith, Michael L ^a,c   Joglar, Jose A ^b   Wasmund, Stephen L ^a   Carlson, Mark D ^c   Welch, Patrick J ^b   Hamdan, Mohamed H ^b   Quan, Kara ^c   Page, Richard L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Death, sudden; Nervous system, autonomic; Pacing; Pressure

Indexed keywords

NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; DISEASE SIMULATION; HEAD TILTING; HEART OUTPUT; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0033543104     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.100.6.628     Document Type: Article

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