Impairment of Autonomic Nervous System Activity in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Case Control Study

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 882-889

  Dimopoulos, Stavros ^a   Anastasiou Nana, Maria ^a   Katsaros, Fotios ^a   Papazachou, Ourania ^b   Tzanis, Georgios ^b   Gerovasili, Vasiliki ^b   Pozios, Hercules ^a   Roussos, Charis ^b   Nanas, John ^a   Nanas, Serafim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Evgenidion Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

cardiopulmonary exercise testing; Chronotropic reserve; heart rate recovery; oxygen kinetics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BODY MASS; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONOTROPISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; REST;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 70450225072     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: 15328414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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