Haemodynamic changes early in prodromal symptoms of vasovagal syncope

Europace

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 333-338

  Alboni, Paolo ^a   Dinelli, M ^a   Gruppillo, P ^b   Bondanelli, M ^c   Bettiol, K ^a   Marchi, P ^b   degli Uberti, E C ^c  

^a Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Haemodynamics of syncope; Tilt test; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 0036665290     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/eupc.2002.0241     Document Type: Article

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