A prospective study of the standardized diagnostic evaluation of syncope

Europace

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 566-571

  Mitro, Peter ^a   Kirsch, Peter ^a   Valočik, Gabriel ^a   Murín, Pavol ^a  

^a L PASTEUR UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Aetiology; Diagnosis; Head up tilt test; Implantable loop recorder; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARRHYTHMOGENIC SYNCOPE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC PATIENT; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE PORT SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFLEX SYNCOPE; SOLITARY SYNCOPE; STIMULATION; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; VASCULAR SYNCOPE;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 79953773516     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur014     Document Type: Article

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