The venous system is the main determinant of hypotension in patients with vasovagal syncope

Europace

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 839-845

  Fucà, Giuseppe ^a   Dinelli, Maurizio ^a   Suzzani, Paolo ^b   Scarfò, Salvatore ^c   Tassinari, Fabio ^a   Alboni, Paolo ^a  

^a Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^b Biotronik Seda   (Italy)

^c Ospedale del Delta   (Italy)

Author keywords

Haemodynamics; Syncope; Tilt test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VENOUS CIRCULATION; VENOUS RETURN;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE VOLUME; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VEINS;

EID: 33749680308     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eul095     Document Type: Article

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