Autonomic function in elderly patients with chronic heart failure

European Journal of Heart Failure

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 605-611

  Zi, M ^a   Wisniacki, N ^a   Delaney, J ^a   Donnellan, C ^a   Lye, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageing; Autonomic function; Diastolic dysfunction; Heart failure; Systolic dysfunction

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART FAILURE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDING; SYSTOLE; TILTING; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; STROKE VOLUME; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 0036801344     PISSN: 13889842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-9842(02)00037-5     Document Type: Article

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