Recurrent syncope triggered by inappropriate sinus tachycardia

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1324-1326

  Mönnig, Gerold ^a,b   Ribbing, Michael ^a   Wasmer, Kristina ^a   Breithardt, Günter ^a,b   Eckardt, Lars ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Sinus node modulation; Sinus tachycardia; Sympathovagal mechanism; Syncope

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; PROPAFENONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INJURY; SINUS NODE; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA, SINUS;

EID: 4644319264     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00629.x     Document Type: Article

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