Syncope, cerebral perfusion, and oxygenation

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 833-848

  Van Lieshout, Johannes J ^a   Wieling, Wouter ^a   Karemaker, John M ^a   Secher, Niels H ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Blood pressure; Cardiac output; Cerebral blood flow; Vasovagal

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTOREGULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PERFUSION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; GRAVITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART OUTPUT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEAR INFRARED REFLECTANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDING; SYNCOPE; TISSUE OXYGENATION; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0037371054     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00260.2002     Document Type: Review

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