Age of first faint in patients with vasovagal syncope

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-54

  Sheldon, Robert S ^a   Sheldon, Aaron G ^a   Connolly, Stuart J ^b   Morillo, Carlos A ^b   Klingenheben, Thomas ^c   Krahn, Andrew D ^d   Koshman, Mary Lou ^a   Ritchie, Debbie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Faint; Symptoms; Syncope; Tilt test; Vasovagal

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFELONG LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; SYNCOPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE OF ONSET; ALBERTA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33645102296     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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