Usefulness of a non-invasive scoring system in predicting the outcome of electrophysiologic studies in non-invasively unexplained syncope

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 147-154

  Seidl, Karlheinz ^a   Drogemuller A ^a   Rameken, M ^a   Zahn, R ^a   Schneider, S ^a   Senges, J ^a  

^a KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrophysiologic study; Predictors; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE RATE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BRADYCARDIA; BUNDLE OF HIS; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SINOATRIAL NODE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0347927387     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-003-0897-4     Document Type: Article

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