Diagnostic patterns in the evaluation of patients hospitalized with syncope

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1240-1244

  Suzuki, Takeki ^a,b,c   Matsunaga, Naohisa ^a   Kohsaka, Shun ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c 105 HSRF Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Syncopal episode; Syncope; Syncope vasovagal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; REVIEW; SYNCOPE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELEMETRY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; NEW YORK; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SYNCOPE;

EID: 33750742256     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00530.x     Document Type: Review

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