Investigation of the effects of physiological and vasodilation-induced autonomic activation on the QTc interval in healthy male subjects

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-23

  Berger, E ^a   Patel, K ^a   Anwar, S ^a   Davies, W ^a   Sheridan, D J ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic tone; GTN; QTc intervals; Vasodilator

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ION CURRENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QTC INTERVAL; QTC PROLONGATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDING; SYNCOPE; VASODILATATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NITROGLYCERIN; POSTURE; VASODILATION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 21744461217     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2005.02371.x     Document Type: Article

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