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Research Article| Volume 22, ISSUE 5, P554-558, May 1987

Do higher preinfusion heart rates predict laboratory-induced panic attacks?

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      Abstract

      Baseline and preinfusion heart rates of 13 panic disorder patients who panicked during a placebo infusion were not significantly different from those of 57 panic disorder patients who did not panic during a placebo infusion. The change in preinfusion heart rates from baseline values also was not significantly different between the two groups.
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