Paroxysmal atrioventricular block induced during head-up tilt test

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 101-103

  De Meester, Antoine ^a   Chaudron, Jean Marie ^a  

^a Hospital de Jolimont   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular block; Head up tilt test; Near syncope; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

AGED; BRADYCARDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 0032783132     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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