Underlying diseases in syncope of children in China

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Li, Chen ^a   Cheng, Wang ^b   Hongwei, Wang ^c   Hong, Tian ^d   Chaoshu, Tang ^e   Hongfang, Jin ^a   Junbao, Du ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY FIRST HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Department of Pediatrics   (China)

^c HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Children; Neurally mediated syncope; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SYNCOPE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CHILD; CHINA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SITUATIONAL SYNCOPE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 79958723045     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: 16433750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12659/msm.881795     Document Type: Article

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