Impaired baroreflex gain in patients with inappropriate sinus tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-68

  Leon, Hernando ^a,b,e   Guzman, Juan Camilo ^a,d   Kuusela, Tom ^c   Dillenburg, Rejane ^d   Kamath, Mark ^d   Morillo, Carlos A ^a,d  

^a FUNDACIÓN CARDIOVASCULAR DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c Turku University ^*  (Finland)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Baroreflex; Heart rate; Inappropriate sinus tachycardia; Sinus node

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAROREFLEX GAIN; BLOOD PRESSURE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE SINUS TACHYCARDIA; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; STANDING; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZZINESS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; TACHYCARDIA, SINUS;

EID: 12844281043     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.04441.x     Document Type: Article

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