Therapeutic strategies for orthostatic intolerance: Mechanisms, observations, and making patients feel better

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 419-421

  Kara, Tomas ^a   Somers, Virend K ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CLONIDINE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE MESILATE; NORADRENALIN; TAP WATER;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; APNEA; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CHRONOTROPISM; EDITORIAL; FLUID INTAKE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LEG COMPRESSION; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; STUPOR; SUPINE POSITION; TACHYCARDIA; VENOCONSTRICTION; VENOUS RETURN;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VOLUME; CLONIDINE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0036532359     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(02)01071-9     Document Type: Editorial

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