Cerebral autoregulation in neurally mediated syncope: Victim or executioner?

Heart

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 724-726

  Folino, Antonio F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOREGULATION; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CAROTID SINUS PRESSORECEPTOR; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNCOPE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 33744503662     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.069179     Document Type: Review

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