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

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 284-288

  Foglia Manzillo, Giovanni ^a   Giada, Franco ^b   Beretta, Sandro ^a   Corrado, Giovanni ^b   Santarone, Mauro ^b   Raviele, Antonio ^b  

^a Ospedale Generale Valduce   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Umberto I   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYNCOPE;

ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYNCOPE; TILT-TABLE TEST; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0033180465     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00277-5     Document Type: Article

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