Autonomic function in children and adolescents with neurocardiogenic syncope

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 763-770

  Longin, E ^a,b   Reinhard, J ^b   Von Buch, C ^b   Gerstner, Th ^b   Lenz, T ^b   Konig S ^b  

^a NORTH DENMARK REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Heart rate variability; Syncope; Tilt table

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROCARDIOGENIC SYNCOPE; ORTHOSTATIC STRESS; PRESYNCOPE; REST; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 46749148412     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-008-9198-z     Document Type: Article

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