Pathophysiology of neurally mediated syncope: Role of cardiac output and total peripheral resistance

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 184, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-26

  Fu, Qi ^a   Levine, Benjamin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Hemodynamics; Stroke volume; Sympathetic activity; The autonomic nervous system; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; COMPRESSION STOCKING; FAINTNESS; HEART ARREST; HEART OUTPUT; HEART PACING; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; KIDNEY CIRCULATION; MUSCLE SYMPATHETIC NERVE ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRESYNCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VEIN DILATATION; VENOCONSTRICTION; ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC OUTPUT; HUMANS; SYNCOPE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 84906088456     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: 18727484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2014.07.004     Document Type: Article

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