Adenosine test in the diagnosis of unexplained syncope: Marker of conducting tissue disease or neurally mediated syncope?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1396-1400

  Parry, Steve W ^a,b   Nath, Samiran ^c   Bourke, John P ^b,c   Bexton, Rodney S ^c   Kenny, Rose Anne ^a,b,d  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Adenosine triphosphate; Atrioventricular block; Neurally mediated syncope; Sinus node; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DIPYRIDAMOLE; METHYLXANTHINE; THEOPHYLLINE;

ADENOSINE TEST; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLURRED VISION; CONDUCTING TISSUE DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FLUSHING; FUNCTION TEST; HEADACHE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NAUSEA; NEURALLY MEDIATED SYNCOPE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESYNCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS NODE DISEASE; SUPINE POSITION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SWEATING; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SYNCOPE; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33745683671     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi844     Document Type: Review

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