Pacing does not improve hypotension in patients with severe orthostatic hypotension: A prospective randomized cross-over pilot study

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 255-258

  Sahul, Zakir H ^a   Trusty, Jane M ^a   Erickson, Mark ^b   Low, Phillip A ^a   Shen, Win K ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Hemodynamics; Pacing; Syncope

Indexed keywords

BENAZEPRIL; CARBIDOPA; CISAPRIDE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; FLUOXETINE; HYDRALAZINE; LEVODOPA; MEGESTROL; MIDODRINE; OCTREOTIDE; OXYBUTYNIN; QUINAPRIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CHRONOTROPISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PACING; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARKINSON DISEASE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TILT TABLE TEST; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 4444276233     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-004-0202-2     Document Type: Article

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