Role of endogenous opioids and catecholamines in vasovagal syncope.

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Published in Eur Heart J on November 01, 1996

Authors

D R Wallbridge1, H E MacIntyre, C E Gray, K G Oldroyd, A P Rae, S M Cobbe

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical Cardiology, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, U.K.

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