Diminished vasomotor component of systemic arterial pressure signals and baroreflex in brain death

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 3 42-3, 1997, Pages

  Kuo, Terry B J ^a   Yien, Huey Wen ^b   Hseu, Shu Shya ^b   Yang, Cheryl C H ^a   Lin, Yung Yan ^b   Lee, Lih Chyn ^b   Chan, Samuel H H ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coherence; Healthy volunteers; Interpulse interval; Persistent vegetative state; Systolic blood pressure; Transfer function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MALE; PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

EID: 33751268216     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1997.273.3.h1291     Document Type: Article

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