The cardiologist's "oculobradycardial" reflex. A potential risk of overtreatment by utilizing the event recorder in the diagnosis of unexplained syncope

Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1334-1336

  Alboni, Paolo ^a  

^a Ospedale Civile Cento (FE)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Syncope

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CARDIOLOGY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; SYNCOPE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CARDIOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0031310142     PISSN: 00465968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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