The head-up tilt test - A cause of myocardial infarction

Europace

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 548-551

  Goolamali, S I ^a,b   Loh, V L ^a   Sopher, M ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Head up tilt test; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; RAMIPRIL; SIMVASTATIN; THYROXINE; TROPONIN T; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; VASODILATOR AGENT;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NITROGLYCERIN; TILT-TABLE TEST; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 15044354880     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eupc.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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