Reproducibility of nitrate-stimulated tilt testing in patients with suspected vasovagal syncope and a healthy control group

American Heart Journal

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 251-256

  Aerts, Arnaud J J ^a   Dendale, Paul ^b   Block, Pierre ^c   Dassen, Willem R M ^d  

^a Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^b VIRGA JESSE HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGLYCERIN; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 23644449112     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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