Postural position and neurocardiogenic syncope in late pregnancy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1252-1253

  Huang, Ming He ^a   Roeske, William R ^a   Hu, Hong ^a   Indik, Julia H ^a   Marcus, Frank I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS ARREST; SITTING; SUPINE POSITION; SYNCOPE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 0242408857     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.07.047     Document Type: Article

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