Syncope in the elderly: Diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2003, Pages

  Kenny, Rose Anne ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aging; Syncope

Indexed keywords

AGING; AMNESIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEMENTIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; POLYPHARMACY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; RISK FACTOR; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0141836069     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.14.s9.8.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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