Continuous monitoring of an endocardial index of myocardial contractility during head-up tilt test

American Heart Journal

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1022-1030

  Deharo, Jean Claude ^a,e   Peyre, Jean Pascal ^a   Chalvidan, Thierry ^a   Thirion, Xavier ^b   Valli, Marc ^c   Ritter, Philippe ^d   Djiane, Pierre ^a  

^a CH la Rochelle Re Aunis   (France)

^b Sainte Marguerite University Hospital   (France)

^c Pharmacology Laboratory   (France)

^d Centre Chirurgical Val d'Or   (France)

^e HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISOPYRAMIDE; DOBUTAMINE; ESMOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE DP-DT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034089568     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2000.104760     Document Type: Article

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