Midodrine prevents orthostatic intolerance associated with simulated spaceflight

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 2245-2248

  Ramsdell, Craig D ^a,c   Mullen, Thomas J ^b,c   Sundby, Grete H ^b   Rostoft, Siri ^b   Sheynberg, Natalie ^b   Aljuri, Nikolai ^c   Maa, Ming ^c   Mukkamala, Ramakrishna ^c   Sherman, Derin ^c   Toska, Karin ^d,e   Yelle, Janice ^f   Bloomfield, Daniel ^g   Williams, Gordon H ^b   Cohen, Richard J ^b,c,h  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MIT DIVISION OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d Luftkrigsskolen   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^g Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^h MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular system; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MIDODRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COSMONAUT; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPACE FLIGHT; SYNCOPE; WEIGHTLESSNESS;

EID: 0034999797     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.90.6.2245     Document Type: Article

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