Usefulness of Pindolol for treatment of neurocardiogenic syncope

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1189-1191

  Nair, Nandini ^a   Padder, Farooq A ^a   Kutalek, Steven P ^a   Kantharia, Bharat K ^b  

^a HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PINDOLOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SYNCOPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PINDOLOL; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 7044249293     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.07.093     Document Type: Article

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