The natural history of carotid sinus syncope and the effect of cardiac pacing

Europace

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 462-464

  Brignole, Michele ^a   Menozzi, Carlo ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

CAROTID SINUS; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CAROTID SINUS SYNCOPE; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HEART PACING; HUMAN; PACEMAKER; PRESYNCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; SYNCOPE;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RECURRENCE; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953767762     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euq516     Document Type: Editorial

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