Low-dose atropine amplifies cardiac vagal modulation and increases dynamic baroreflex function in humans

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 118, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 108-115

  Cho, Sung Kang ^a   Hwang, Gyu Sam ^a   Kim, Young Kug ^a   Huh, In Young ^a   Hahm, Kyung Don ^a   Han, Sung Min ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Baroreflex; Blood pressure stability; Low dose atropine; Vagal

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CUFF; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART STIMULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCLUSION; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SPECTROMETRY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THIGH; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 15944376241     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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