Timing of first recurrence of syncope predicts syncopal frequency after a positive tilt table test result

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1284-1289

  Malik, Paul ^a   Koshman, Mary Lou ^a   Sheldon, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; TILTING;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030921321     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(97)00047-8     Document Type: Article

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