Effects of endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy for primary hyperhidrosis on cardiac autonomic nervous activity

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 664-669

  Cruz, Jorge ^a,b   Sousa, João ^a,b   Oliveira, Antonio G ^c   Silva Carvalho, Luis ^d,e  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Cardiovascular de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^e INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60949105372     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.07.021     Document Type: Article

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