Shortened head-up tilt testing potentiated with sublingual nitroglycerin in patients with unexplained syncope

American Heart Journal

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 564-570

  Del Rosso, A ^a   Bartoli, P ^a   Bartoletti, A ^a   Brandinelli Geri, A ^a   Bonechi, F ^a   Maioli, M ^a   Mazza, F ^a   Michelucci, A ^a   Russo, L ^a   Salvetti, E ^a   Sansoni, M ^a   Zipoli, A ^a   Fierro, A ^a   Ieri, A ^a  

^a NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HEAD TILTING; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0031960013     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(98)70268-6     Document Type: Article

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