Vasovagal syncope in heart transplant patients during dental surgery

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontics

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 666-669

  Montebugnoli, Lucio ^a,b   Montanari, Gianni ^a  

^a Department of Emergency and Operative Dentistry ^*  (Italy)

^b Clinica Odontoiatrica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; GINGIVA OVERGROWTH; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL SURGERY; STRESS; SYNCOPE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; DENTAL CARE FOR CHRONICALLY ILL; FEMALE; GINGIVAL OVERGROWTH; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STRESS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0033146559     PISSN: 10792104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1079-2104(99)70157-5     Document Type: Article

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