Relation of clinical presentation of syncope to the age of patients

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1431-1435

  Del Rosso, Attilio ^a   Alboni, Paolo ^b   Brignole, Michele ^c   Menozzi, Carlo ^d   Raviele, Antonio ^e  

^a Ospedale S Pietro Igneo   (Italy)

^b Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^d S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Ospedale Umberto I   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCLONUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL;

EID: 27644588423     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.07.047     Document Type: Article

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