A case of neurally mediated syncope induced by laughter successfully treated with combination of propranolol and midodrine

International Heart Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-127

  Amaki, Makoto ^a   Kamide, Kei ^a   Takiuchi, Shin ^b   Niizuma, Shinichiro ^a   Horio, Takeshi ^a   Kawano, Yuhei ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^b Higashi Takarazuka Satoh Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Laughter induced syncope; Midodrine; Neurally mediated syndrome; Propranolol

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPYRIDAMOLE; ISOPRENALINE; MIDODRINE; PROPRANOLOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CASE REPORT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART AUSCULTATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TILT TABLE TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MALE; MIDODRINE; PROPRANOLOL; RECURRENCE; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL;

EID: 34047109245     PISSN: 13492365     EISSN: 13493299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.48.123     Document Type: Article

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