Reproducibility of the head-up tilt test results in children with vasovagal syncope

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-25

  Alehan, Dursun ^a   Uúner, Abdurrahman ^a   Ayabakan, Canan ^a   Özer, Sema ^a   Özme, Şencan ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Children; Syncope; Tilt

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEAD; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037339685     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(02)00379-0     Document Type: Article

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