At the heart of the arterial baroreflex: A physiological basis for a new classification of carotid sinus hypersensitivity

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 273, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 345-358

  Wieling, W ^a   Krediet, C T P ^a   Solari, D ^b   De Lange, F J ^a   Van Dijk, N ^a   Thijs, R D ^c   Van Dijk, J G ^d   Brignole, M ^b   Jardine, D L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

^c STICHTING EPILEPSIE INSTELLINGEN NEDERLAND SEIN   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Asystole; Baroreflex; Blood pressure; Carotid sinus; Syncope; Vasodilatation

Indexed keywords

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; BRAIN PERFUSION; CAPACITANCE BLOOD VESSEL; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CAROTID SINUS HYPERSENSITIVITY; CAROTID SINUS PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; FAINTNESS; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PERFUSION PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ARTERIAL PRESSURE; BAROREFLEX; CAROTID SINUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; SYNCOPE;

EID: 84875519569     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joim.12042     Document Type: Review

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