A multi-center study of hemodynamic characteristics exhibited by children with unexplained syncope

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 2062-2068

  Chen, Li ^a   Yang, Yuan Yuan ^b   Wang, Cheng ^c   Wang, Hong Wei ^d   Tian, Hong ^e   Zhang, Qing You ^a   Chen, Jian Jun ^a   Wang, Yu Li ^a   Kang, Yi Long ^b   Tang, Chao Shu ^a   Du, Jun Bao ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^c CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^e FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Head up tilt test; Unexplained syncope

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE DURATION; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 33845880625     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200612020-00007     Document Type: Article

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