Mechanism of syncope in patients with positive adenosine triphosphate tests

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 93-98

  Donateo, Paolo ^a   Brignole, Michele ^a,e   Menozzi, Carlo ^b   Bottoni, Nicola ^b   Alboni, Paolo ^c   Dinelli, Maurizio ^c   Del Rosso, Attilio ^d   Croci, Francesco ^a   Oddone, Daniele ^a   Solano, Alberto ^a   Puggioni, Enrico ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^d FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCREENING TEST; SINUS ARREST; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, NEUROLOGICAL; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0037223539     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)02621-9     Document Type: Article

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