Sympathetic stimulation using the cold pressor test increases coronary collateral flow

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 131, Issue 23-24, 2001, Pages 351-356

  De Marchi, S F ^a   Schwerzmann, M ^a   Billinger, M ^a   Windecker, S ^a   Meier, B ^a   Seiler, C ^a  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cold pressor test; Coronary collateral circulation; Ischaemic preconditioning; Sympathetic nervous system; Walking through angina

Indexed keywords

ICE; WATER;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CORONARY ARTERY COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PERFUSION PRESSURE; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 0035897831     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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