Atropine may prevent the development of neurogenic pulmonary edema

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-44

  Šedý, Jiří ^a,b,c   Zicha, Josef ^b,c   Kuneš, Jaroslav ^b,c   Syková, Eva ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATROPINE; BAROREFLEX; BRADYCARDIA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY EDEMA; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 64749094092     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.12.051     Document Type: Article

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