Disruption of phase synchronization between blood pressure and muscle sympathetic nerve activity in postural Vasovagal syncope

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 305, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Schwartz, Christopher E ^a   Lambert, Elisabeth ^b   Medow, Marvin S ^a   Stewart, Julian M ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Muscle sympathetic nerve activity; Phase synchronization; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; ORTHOSTATIC STRESS; PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

BLOOD PRESSURE; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; PHASE SYNCHRONIZATION; VASOVAGAL SYNCOPE;

BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PERONEAL NERVE; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; POSTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885583745     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00415.2013     Document Type: Article

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