Cardiac pacing for vasovagal syncope: A reasonable therapeutic option?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3 II, 1997, Pages 824-826

  Petersen, Mark E V ^a   Sutton, Richard ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pacemaker; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYSTERESIS; LOWER BODY NEGATIVE PRESSURE; PROVOCATION TEST; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYNCOPE; TILTING;

BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 0030964973     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03913.x     Document Type: Article

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