The elusive pathophysiology of neurally mediated syncope

Circulation

Volumn 102, Issue 23, 2000, Pages 2898-2906

  Mosqueda Garcia, R ^a   Furlan, R ^a   Tank, J ^a   Fernandez Violante, R ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Baroreceptors; Catecholamines; Microneurography; Nervous system; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DILATATION; BODY POSTURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0034610436     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.102.23.2898     Document Type: Review

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