Head-up tilt testing predicts syncope during ventricular tachycardia in implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients

Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 205-211

  Singer, Igor ^a,b   Edmonds Jr , Harvey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; OXYGEN SATURATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0031776342     PISSN: 08964327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8183.1998.tb00120.x     Document Type: Article

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