Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of sublingual Nitroglycerin test and low-dose Isoproterenol test in patients with unexplained syncope

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1194-1198

  Raviele, Antonio ^a   Giada, Franco ^a   Brignole, Michele ^b   Menozzi, Carlo ^c   Marangoni, Egidio ^d   Manzillo, Giovanni Foglia ^e   Alboni, Paolo ^f  

^a Ospedale Umberto   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Provinciale Maggiore   (Italy)

^e VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYNCOPE;

ADMINISTRATION, SUBLINGUAL; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITROGLYCERIN; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0034657653     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(00)00727-X     Document Type: Article

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