Venous pooling during nitrate-stimulated tilt testing in patients with vasovagal syncope

Europace

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 343-345

  Koole, M A C ^a   Aerts, A ^b   Praet, J ^c   Franken, Ph ^c   Dendale, P ^a   Block, P ^c  

^a Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis ^*

^b Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Nitrates; Tilt testing; Upright; Vasovagal syncope; Venous pooling

Indexed keywords

ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0034305410     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2000.0116     Document Type: Article

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