Enhanced reflex response to baroreceptor deactivation in subjects with tilt-induced syncope

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1167-1173

  Pitzalis, Mariavittoria ^a   Parati, Gianfranco ^b,c   Massari, Francesco ^d   Guida, Pietro ^a   Di Rienzo, Marco ^e   Rizzon, Brian ^a   Castiglioni, Paolo ^e   Iacoviello, Massimo ^a   Mastropasqua, Filippo ^d   Rizzon, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^d IRCCS   (Italy)

^e IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BARORECEPTOR DEACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TECHNIQUE; TILT TABLE TEST;

EID: 0037414078     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00050-0     Document Type: Article

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