Analysis of rapid heart rate variability in the assessment of anticholinergic drug effects in humans

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 559-565

  Penttilä, Jani ^a,b   Kuusela, Tom ^a   Scheinin, Harry ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cholinergic antagonists; Heart rate variability; Parasympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANTICHOLINERGIC EFFECT; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART DISEASE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADRENERGIC AGENTS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS;

EID: 25844489055     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-005-0953-2     Document Type: Review

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