Orthostatic decrease in cardiac chaos during the head-up tilt test in patients with vasovagal syncope

Circulation Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 902-908

  Suzuki, Masaru ^a   Hori, Shingo ^a   Tomita, Yutaka ^a   Aikawa, Naoki ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate variability; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 33745560498     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.70.902     Document Type: Article

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