Shortened head-up tilting test guided by systolic pressure reductions in neurocardiogenic syncope

Circulation

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 146-148

  Pitzalis, Mariavittoria ^a   Massari, Francesco ^a   Guida, Pietro ^a   Iacoviello, Massimo ^a   Mastropasqua, Filippo ^a   Rizzon, Brian ^a   Forleo, Cinzia ^a   Rizzon, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Cost benefit analysis; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; SYSTOLE; TILT-TABLE TEST; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037080529     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc0202.102982     Document Type: Article

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