Prevalence of orthostatic hypotension among patients presenting with syncope in the ED

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 497-501

  Sarasin, Francois P ^a   Louis Simonet, Martine ^a   Carballo, David ^a   Slama, Slim ^a   Junod, Alain François ^a   Unger, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Emergency evaluation; Orthostatic hypotension; Prospective study; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 0036793390     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2002.34964     Document Type: Article

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