Prolonged ventricular asystole, sinus arrest, and paroxysmal atrial flutter-fibrillation: An uncommon presentation of vasovagal syncope

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 914-917

  Chou, Hsin Hua ^a   Lin, Kuo Hung ^a   Luqman, Nazar ^a   Kuo, Chi Tai ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Pacemaker; Vasovagal syncope; Ventricular asystole

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ASYSTOLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD TILTING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE ASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS ARREST; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037391188     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.t01-1-00159.x     Document Type: Article

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