Autonomic nervous system changes in vasovagal syncope: Is there any difference between young and older patients?

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1371-1377

  Kochiadakis, George E ^a   Papadimitriou, Evangelos A ^a   Marketou, Mary E ^a   Chrysostomakis, Stavros I ^a   Simantirakis, Emmanuel N ^a   Vardas, Panos E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate variability; Tilting test; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 7744242583     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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