Hemodynamic and electrocardiographic effects of açaí berry in healthy volunteers: A randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 174, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 421-423

  Gale, Ashley M ^a   Kaur, Rajbir ^b   Baker, William L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

A a ; Blood pressure; Heart rate; Hemodynamic; Herbal products; QTc interval

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLACEBO; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ACAI BERRY; ADULT; ARECACEAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LETTER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUTERPE; HEMODYNAMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUTERPE; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84901191160     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.036     Document Type: Article

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