The pathophysiology of cervical and upper thoracic sympathetic surgery

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 40-44

  Hashmonai, M ^a,b   Kopelman, D ^a,c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Haemek Medical Center ^*  (Israel)

^c HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cardiac effect; Circulatory effect; Sudomotor effect; Sympathectomy; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CIRCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMOTION; ERYTHEMA; ESOPHAGUS MOTILITY; FOREARM; GANGLIONECTOMY; HAND; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; LIMB BLOOD FLOW; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG VOLUME; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT DISORDER; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PULSE RATE; QT PROLONGATION; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; STELLATE GANGLION; SWEAT GLAND; SWEATING; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THERMOREGULATION; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT INDICATION; VAGUS NERVE; VASODILATATION; VENOUS RETURN;

EID: 1642539161     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-003-1105-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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