Enhanced vascular responses to hypocapnia in neurally mediated syncope

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 288-294

  Norcliffe Kaufmann, Lucy Jane ^a,b   Kaufmann, Horacio ^b   Hainsworth, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; BRACHIAL ARTERY; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; HYPOCAPNIA; HYPOVENTILATION; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SYNCOPE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMANS; HYPOCAPNIA; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASODILATION;

EID: 41849088859     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.21205     Document Type: Article

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