A study of carotid sinus massage and head-up tilt table testing in patients with syncope and near-syncope

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 477-482

  Von zur Muhlen, Friederike ^a   Quan, Weilun ^a   D'Agate, David J ^a   Cohen, Todd J ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid sinus massage; Head up tilt table test; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID SINUS PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID SINUS; FEMALE; HEART MASSAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; RECURRENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME; TILT-TABLE TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036678532     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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