Pre-infusion heart rates and laboratory-induced panic anxiety

• Published in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica Vol. 75; no. 1; p. 51
• Main Authors: Yeragani, V K, Pohl, R, Rainey, J M, Balon, R, Ortiz, A, Lycaki, H, Gershon, S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.1987
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Arousal - drug effects; Clinical Trials as Topic; Double-Blind Method; Fear - drug effects; Female; Heart Rate - drug effects; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Isoproterenol - pharmacology; Lactates - pharmacology; Lactic Acid; Male; Middle Aged; Panic - drug effects

Resting and pre-infusion heart rates recorded in 66 panic disorder patients revealed no significant differences between panickers and nonpanickers. There was also no significant difference in pre-fusion heart rates between either lactate or isoproterenol panickers and placebo nonpanickers. There was...