Syncope in patients with pulmonary embolism: Comparison between patients with syncope as the presenting symptom of pulmonary embolism and patients with pulmonary embolism without syncope

Vascular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 257-261

  Castelli, R ^a   Tarsia, P ^a   Tantardini, C ^a   Pantaleo, G ^b   Guariglia, A ^a   Porro, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pulmonary embolism; Syncope; Vasovagal reflex

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTANTS AND COEFFICIENTS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SHOCK; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; CARDIOMEGALY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEPARIN; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SYNCOPE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 2342524087     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1358863x03vm510oa     Document Type: Article

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