Induction of neurally mediated syncope with adenosine

Circulation

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1318-1324

  Mittal, Suneet ^a   Stein, Kenneth M ^a   Markowitz, Steven M ^a   Slotwiner, David J ^a   Rohatgi, Sameer ^a   Lerman, Bruce B ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Syncope; Tests

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTRINSIC SYMPATHOMIMETIC ACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROGRAPHY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

EID: 0033574213     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.99.10.1318     Document Type: Article

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