Correlation between results of head-up tilt test and clinical features in patients with syncope or presyncope

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 200-202

  Emkanjoo, Zahra ^a   Alizadeh, Abolfath ^a   Alasti, Mohammad ^a   Fadaie, Ali Asghar ^a   Haghjoo, Majid ^a   Fazelifar, Amir Farjam ^a   Sadr Ameli, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Head up tilt test; Presyncope; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PRESYNCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNCOPE;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 33847350273     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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