The electrocardiogram in the patient with syncope

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 688-701

  Dovgalyuk, Jacqueline ^a   Holstege, Christopher ^a   Mattu, Amal ^b   Brady, William J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LONG QT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; SYNCOPE; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 34347253522     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.12.016     Document Type: Article

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