Cholinergic stimulation with pyridostigmine, hemodynamic and echocardiographic analysis in healthy subjects

OBJECTIVE: Growing evidence suggests that sudden death after an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) correlates with autonomic nervous system imbalance. Parasympathomimetic drugs have been tested to reverse these changes. However, their effects on ventricular function need specific evaluation. Our obje...

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Main Authors: Paulo Vasconcellos de Pontes, Bianca Gouveia Bastos, Luiz José Martins Romêo F°, Evandro Tinoco Mesquita, Antonio Claudio Lucas da Nóbrega
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 1999-03-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X1999000300003