Usefulness of tilt table test with normal saline infusion in management of neurocardiac syncope in children

American Heart Journal

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 953-955

  Mangru, Nevindra N ^a   Young, Ming Lon ^a   Mas, Madeleen S ^a   Chandar, Jay S ^a   Pearse, Lee Ann ^a   Wolff, Grace S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUDROCORTISONE; ISOPRENALINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPRANOLOL; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SODIUM INTAKE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0029991305     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(96)90178-7     Document Type: Article

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