Abnormality of the Left Ventricular Sympathetic Nervous Function Assessed by I-123 Metaiodobenzylguanidine Imaging in Pediatric Patients with Neurocardiogenic Syncope

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1926-1930

  Olguntürk, Rana ^a   Turan, L ^a   Tunaoglu F S ^a   Kula, S ^a   Gokcora N ^a   Karabacak, N I ^a   Azizoglu F ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

blocking agents; Head up tilt test; I 123 MIBG; Neurocardiogenic syncope

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE I 123; NORADRENALIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEAD TILTING; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMAGING; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROCARDIOGENIC SYNCOPE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

3-IODOBENZYLGUANIDINE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 10744229031     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00297.x     Document Type: Article

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