Lack of correlation between the responses to tilt testing and adenosine triphosphate test and the mechanism of spontaneous neurally mediated syncope

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2232-2239

  Brignole, Michele ^a   Sutton, Richard ^b   Menozzi, Carlo ^c   Garcia Civera, Roberto ^d   Moya, Angel ^e   Wieling, Wouter ^f   Andresen, Dietrich ^g   Benditt, David G ^h   Grovale, Nicoletta ⁱ   De Santo, Tiziana ⁱ   Vardas, Panos ^j  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d H Clínico ^*  (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^f ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g VIVANTES KLINIKUM AM URBAN   (Germany)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

ⁱ Clinical and New Business Development Division   (Italy)

^j UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

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Author keywords

ATP test; Diagnosis; Electrocardiographic monitoring; Syncope; Tilt testing

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE TEST; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CAROTID SINUS; CAROTID SINUS SYNCOPE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE LOOP RECORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECORDER; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADULT; AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 33748782265     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehl164     Document Type: Article

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