Editorial: Tilt testing and neurally mediated syncope: Too many protocols for one condition or specific protocols for different situations?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 2174-2176

  Moya, Angel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOMIPRAMINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; SEROTONIN;

BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MECHANISM; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST; VASODILATATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; RECURRENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 70349471157     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehp290     Document Type: Editorial

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