Carotid sinus syndrome: A modifiable risk factor for nonaccidental falls in older adults (SAFE PACE)

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1491-1496

  Kenny, Rose Anne M ^a,b   Richardson, David A ^a   Steen, Nick ^b   Bexton, Rodney S ^c   Shaw, Fiona E ^a   Bond, John ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DECISION TREES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RECURRENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035499209     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(01)01537-6     Document Type: Article

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