Clinical features of adenosine sensitive syncope and tilt induced vasovagal syncope

Heart

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 24-28

  Brignole, Michele ^a   Gaggioli, G ^a   Menozzi, C ^b   Del Rosso, A ^c   Costa, S ^a   Bartoletti, A ^a   Bottoni, N ^b   Lolli, G ^b  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenosine; ATP; Head up tilt; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0034124261     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heart.83.1.24     Document Type: Article

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