Sudden death among infants and adults: Companion disorders of maladaptive sympathetic bias

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 857-860

  Yun, Anthony J ^a   Lee, Patrick Y ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACIDOSIS; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMORECEPTOR; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; HYPOXIA; INJURY; MALADJUSTMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; REFLEX ARC; REVIEW; STRESS; SUDDEN DEATH; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION;

EID: 2542421052     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2003.11.014     Document Type: Article

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