Dysautonomic (Orthostatic) Syncope

Syncope: Mechanisms and Management: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 72-91

  Grubb, Blair P ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysfunction; Blood circulation; Dysautonomic (orthostatic) syncope; Human posture; Hydrostatic indifference point; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747658364     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470994801.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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