Pacing in elderly recurrent fallers with carotid sinus hypersensitivity: A randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled crossover trial

Heart

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 405-409

  Parry, S W ^a,e   Steen, N ^b   Bexton, R S ^c   Tynan, M ^c   Kenny, R A ^d  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CAROTID SINUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME;

EID: 61949302993     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2008.153189     Document Type: Article

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