The main determinant of hypotension in nitroglycerine tilt-induced vasovagal syncope

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 739-748

  Nigro, Gerardo ^a   Russo, Vincenzo ^a   Rago, Anna ^a   Iovino, Massimo ^b   Arena, Giulia ^a   Golino, Paolo ^a   Russo, Maria Giovanna ^a   Calabrò, Raffaele ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Biotronik Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac output; Head up tilt test; Hemodynamic variables; Stroke volume; Total peripheral resistance; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEAD UP TILT TEST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SYNCOPE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VENOCONSTRICTION; VENOUS RETURN;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NITROGLYCERIN; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 84861977494     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2012.03388.x     Document Type: Article

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