Increased dispersion of ventricular repolarization during head-up tilt test late after orthotopic heart transplantation in humans

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 768-775

  Lee, Tsung Ming ^b   Chou, Nai Kuan ^b   Tsai, Chang Her ^b   Ko, Wen Je ^b   Tsai, Pi Ru ^b   Wang, Shoei Shen ^b   Chu, Shu Hsun ^a,b  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Head up tilt test; Heart transplantation; Sympathetic reinnervation; Ventricular repolarization

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE; HEMODYNAMICS; INNERVATION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLES; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 0036098293     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.t01-1-00768.x     Document Type: Article

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