Contribution of decreased atrial function in the pathogenesis of neurally mediated syncope

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1017-1024

  Folino, Antonio Franco ^a   Russo, Giulia ^a   Buja, Gianfranco ^a   Iliceto, Sabino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ATRIAL FUNCTION, LEFT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, PULSED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; SYSTOLE; TILT-TABLE TEST; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33645079679     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.10.041     Document Type: Article

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