Decreased sympathetic inhibition in gastroesophageal reflux disease

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-51

  Campo, Salvatore M A ^a,c   Capria, Ambrogio ^b   Antonucci, Fabiola ^b   Martino, Gennaro ^a   Ciamei, Angela ^b   Rossini, Paolo Maria ^a   Bologna, Enrico ^a  

^a SAN GIOVANNI CALIBITA FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c NUOVO REGINA MARGHERITA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Gastroesophageal reflux

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ESOPHAGUS PH; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; MALE; MANOMETRY; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HAND STRENGTH; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MANOMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NEURAL INHIBITION; REFERENCE VALUES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0034753715     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02317802     Document Type: Article

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