Clinical spectrum of neurally mediated reflex syncopes

Europace

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-62

  Alboni, Paolo ^a   Brignole, Michele ^b   Menozzi, Carlo ^c   Raviele, Antonio ^d   Del Rosso, Attilio ^e   Dinelli, Maurizio ^a   Bettiol, Katia ^a   Bottoni, Nicola ^c   Solano, Alberto ^b  

^a Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Umberto I   (Italy)

^e FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid sinus syncope; Neurally mediated syncope; Reflex syncope; Syncope; Tilt test; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CAROTID SINUS; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEAD TILTING; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 3042786641     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eupc.2003.09.003     Document Type: Article

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