Physical injuries caused by a transient loss of consciousness: Main clinical characteristics of patients and diagnostic contribution of carotid sinus massage

European Heart Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 618-624

  Bartoletti, Angelo ^a   Fabiani, Plinio ^a   Bagnoli, Luciano ^a   Cappelletti, Carlo ^a   Cappellini, Marco ^a   Nappini, Gino ^a   Gianni, Roberto ^a   Lavacchi, Alessandro ^a   Santoro, Giovanni Maria ^a  

^a SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid sinus massage; Physical injury; Syncope; Transient loss of consciousness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EVALUATION; HEART MASSAGE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART MASSAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; SYNCOPE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 48049122247     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm563     Document Type: Article

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