Neurocardiogenic syncope coexisting with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in patients suffering from orthostatic intolerance: A combined form of autonomic dysfunction

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 549-554

  Kanjwal, Khalil ^a   Sheikh, Mujeeb ^a   Karabin, Beverly ^a   Kanjwal, Yousuf ^a   Grubb, Blair P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurocardiogenic syncope; Orthostatic intolerance; Postural tachycardia syndrome

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; MIDODRINE; MODAFINIL; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; OCTREOTIDE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HEAD UP TILT TABLE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROCARDIOGENIC SYNCOPE; ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 79957564679     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02994.x     Document Type: Article

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