Comparison of changes in heart rate variability and blood pressure during nitroglycerin administration and head-up tilt testing

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-50

  Bosch, Tyler A ^a   Kaufman, Chris L ^b   Williamson, Eric B ^a   Duprez, Daniel A ^c   Dengel, Donald R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b St Paul Heart Clinic   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac autonomic function; heart rate variability; nitroglycerin

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TILT TABLE TEST; TIME;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; POSTURE; TILT-TABLE TEST; TIME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 65349125428     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: 16191560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-008-0509-5     Document Type: Article

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