Comparison of catecholamine response during tilt-table-induced vasovagal syncope in patients <35 to those >65 years of age

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 225-227

  Ermis, Cengiz ^a   Samniah, Nemer ^a   Sakaguchi, Scott ^a   Lurie, Keith G ^a   Pham, Scott ^a   Lu, Fei ^a   Benditt, David G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

EID: 0348223712     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.09.047     Document Type: Article

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