Reproducibility of tilt-table test result in patients with malignant neurocardiogenic syncope

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 504-506

  Omar, A R ^a   Ng, K S ^a   Ng, W L ^a   Sutandar, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asystole; Malignant; Neurocardiogenic syncope; Pacemaker; Tilt table test

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ASYSTOLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 4444221616     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0903.2004.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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