Clinical and haemodynamic correlates of heart rate turbulence as a non-invasive index of baroreflex sensitivity in chronic heart failure

Clinical Science

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 279-284

  La Rovere, Maria Teresa ^a   Maestri, Roberto ^a   Pinna, Gian Domenico ^a   Sleight, Peter ^b   Febo, Oreste ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Autonomic control; Baroreflex; Heart failure; Heart rate turbulence; Phenylephrine

Indexed keywords

PHENYLEPHRINE; SODIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMICS; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LUNG CAPILLARY PRESSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWAN GANZ CATHETER;

BAROREFLEX; CARDIAC OUTPUT; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY WEDGE PRESSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 79961138614     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20110063     Document Type: Article

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