International study on syncope of uncertain aetiology 3 (ISSUE 3): Pacemaker therapy for patients with asystolic neurally-mediated syncope: Rationale and study design

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-30

  Brignole, M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrocardiographic monitoring; Implantable loop recorder; Neurally mediated syncope; Pacemaker therapy; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ASYSTOLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; CATAPLEXY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EPILEPSY; HEART PACING; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; METABOLIC DISORDER; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUBCLAVIAN STEAL SYNDROME; SYNCOPE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CANADA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EUROPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SYNCOPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33846468739     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eul135     Document Type: Article

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