The North American vasovagal pacemaker study (vps) a randomized trial of permanent cardiac pacing for the prevention of vasovagal syncope

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 16-20

  Connolly, Stuart J ^a   Sheldon, Robert ^b   Roberts, Robin S ^a   Gent, Michael ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRADYCARDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PILOT PROJECTS; RECURRENCE; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032947494     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(98)00549-X     Document Type: Article

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