Hemodynamic effects of l-threo-3,4-dihydroxyphenylserine (droxidopa) in hypotensive individuals with spinal cord injury

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2006-2012

  Wecht, Jill M ^a,b   Rosado Rivera, Dwindally ^a   Weir, Joseph P ^c   Ivan, Adrian ^a   Yen, Christina ^a   Bauman, William A ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Droxidopa; Hypotension; Orthostatic hypotension; Paraplegia; Rehabilitation; Tetraplegia

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; THREO 3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLSERINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARAPLEGIA; QUADRIPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

BASELINE; BL; BLOOD PRESSURE; BP; DBP; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DROXIDOPA; HYPOTENSION; MSA; MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY; NE; NOREPINEPHRINE; OH; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PAF; PARAPLEGIA; PURE AUTONOMIC FAILURE; REHABILITATION; SBP; SCI; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TETRAPLEGIA; WHO; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DROXIDOPA; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 84884703791     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2013.03.028     Document Type: Article

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