Impaired arterial baroreflex function before nitrate-induced vasovagal syncope during head-up tilt test

Europace

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1170-1175

  Iacoviello, Massimo ^a   Guida, Pietro ^a   Forleo, Cinzia ^a   Sorrentino, Sandro ^a   D'Alonzo, Luciana ^a   Favale, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baroreceptor reflex; Tilt table test; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART BEAT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUPINE POSITION; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRATES; NITROGLYCERIN; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 52949126660     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eun217     Document Type: Article

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