The roles of orthostatic hypotension, orthostatic tachycardia, and subnormal erythrocyte volume in the pathogenesis of the chronic fatigue syndrome

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 320, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-8

  Streeten, David H P ^a,b   Thomas, Deaver ^a   Bell, David S ^c  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Chronic fatigue syndrome; Erythrocyte hypovolemia; Hyperadrenergic orthostatic hypotension; Orthostatic tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PLASMA VOLUME; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0033913694     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9629(15)40790-6     Document Type: Article

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