Age and gender as determinants of response to prolonged tilting in patients with syncope

Archives of Medical Science

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-61

  Lelonek, Małgorzata ^a   Goch, Jan H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Age; Gender; Syncope; Tilting; VASIS response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GENDER; HEAD UP TILT TESTING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 42549142981     PISSN: 17341922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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