Predictors of positive head-up tilt test in patients with suspected neurocardiogenic syncope or presyncope

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 2 I, 2003, Pages 593-598

  Oh, Ju Hyeon ^a   Kim, June Soo ^b   Kwon, Hyun Cheol ^b   Hong, Kyung Pyo ^b   Park, Jeong Euy ^b   Seo, Jung Don ^b   Lee, Won Ro ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Head up tilt test; Neurocardiogenic syncope; Predictor

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0037305202     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.00099.x     Document Type: Article

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