Effect of parasympathetic blockade on the signal-averaged electrocardiogram

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 165-171

  Christiansen, Evald Høj ^a   Frøbert, Ole ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Late potentials; Noise level; Parasympathetic activity; Signal averaged electrocardiogram

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; QRS COMPLEX; SIGNAL AVERAGED ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ATROPINE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 7144229337     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02281121     Document Type: Article

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