Different electrocardiographic manifestations of the cardioinhibitory vasovagal reflex

Europace

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-146

  Brignole, Michele ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; VAGUS REFLEX;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; SINOATRIAL NODE; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 59449092545     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eun390     Document Type: Editorial

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