Heart rate variability and the outcome of head-up tilt in syncopal children

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 163-168

  Massin, Martial M ^a   Henrard, Valérie ^b   Gerard, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Heart rate; Heart rate variability; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0034100087     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.55.3.2005734     Document Type: Article

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