Effect of thoracic sympathectomy on arm and leg exercise capacity and on lung function

Respiration

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 378-382

  Ben Dov, Issahar ^a,b,d   Chorney, Natacha ^a,b   Gaides, Mark ^a,b   Shachor, Dov ^c  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c LANIADO HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^d Pulmonary Institute   (Israel)

Author keywords

Exercise testing; Palmar hyperhidrosis; Peripheral vascular flow regulation; Sympathectomy; Thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM EXERCISE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; LEG EXERCISE; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETER; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 0033843410     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029534     Document Type: Article

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