Paced breathing can prevent vasovagal syncope during head-up tilt testing

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 698-700

  Jáuregui Renaud, Kathrine ^b   Márquez, Manlio F ^a   Hermosillo, Antonio G ^a   Sobrino, Ayax ^a   Lara, José Luis ^a   Kostine, Andrei ^a   Cárdenas, Manuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CARDIOLOGÍA IGNACIO CHÁVEZ   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability; Paced breathing; Syncope; Tilt test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRADYCARDIA; BREATHING; BREATHING EXERCISE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; ADOLESCENT; PHYSIOLOGY; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATION; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 0037636706     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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