After the 2001 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines: Is it possible to reduce the number of patients with syncope to be hospitalized?;Dopo le Linee Guida 2001 della Società Europea di Cardiologia: È possibile ridurre il numero di pazienti con sincope da ospedalizzare?

Minerva Medica

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 451-460

  Bartoletti, A ^a,b   Fabiani, P ^a   Gianni, R ^a   Cappelletti, C ^a   Santoro, G M ^a   Fortini, A ^a   Adriani, P ^a   Baccetti, F ^a   Buffini, G ^a   Lavacchi, A ^a   Ticali, P F ^a   Vigano S ^a  

^a SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Hospitalization; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SYNCOPE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE INDUCED SYNCOPE; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

CARDIOLOGY; DEATH, SUDDEN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; EXERCISE; HEART DISEASES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION, ORTHOSTATIC; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SYNCOPE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 8344241161     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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