Clinical relevance of the Bezold-Jarisch reflex

Anesthesiology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1250-1260

  Campagna, Jason A ^a   Carter, Christopher ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEZOLD JARISCH REFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; HEART ARREST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIA; NERVE BLOCK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNCOPE; VASODILATATION;

ANESTHESIA, EPIDURAL; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; PRESSORECEPTORS; REFLEX; REFLEX, STRETCH;

EID: 0037408435     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200305000-00030     Document Type: Review

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