Vectorcardiography analysis of the repolarization response to pharmacologically induced autonomic nervous system modulation in healthy subjects

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 368-376

  Vahedi, Farzad ^a   Odenstedt, Jacob ^a   Hartford, Marianne ^a   Gilljam, Thomas ^a   Bergfeldt, Lennart ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

adrenoceptors; Muscarinic receptors; Tarea; Tpeak end; Ventricular gradient

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY MASS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATROPINE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PROPRANOLOL; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; VECTORCARDIOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864634129     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01190.2011     Document Type: Article

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