Pharmacological washout for the correct evaluation of the head-up tilt testing

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Pugliatti, Pietro ^a   Patanè, Salvatore ^b   Recupero, Antonino ^a   Coglitore, Sebastiano ^a   Di Bella, Gianluca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Cardiologia Nuovo Presidio Ospedaliero Cutroni Zodda Barcellona PdG(Me)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood pressure values; Head up tilt testing; Syncope

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE PLUS LISINOPRIL;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RATE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; SECOND DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; SINUS RHYTHM; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; CARBAZOLES; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; LISINOPRIL; PROPANOLAMINES; SYNCOPE; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 44849138768     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.01.028     Document Type: Article

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