Different mechanisms of isoproterenol-induced and nitroglycerin-induced syncope during head-up tilt in patients with unexplained syncope: Important role of epinephrine in nitroglycerin-induced syncope

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 791-796

  Takase, Bonpei ^a   Uehata, Akimi ^b   Nishioka, Toshihiko ^b   Isojima, Kazusije ^b   Satomura, Kimio ^a   Ohsuzu, Fumitaka ^a   Kurita, Akira ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b Self Defense Forces Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epinephrine; Isoproterenol; Neurally mediated syncope; Nitroglycerin

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOPRENALINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEAD TILTING; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0034975049     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2001.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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