Electrophysiological features in patients with sinus node dysfunction and vasovagal syncope

Archives of Medical Science

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 963-970

  Graff, Beata ^a   Graff, Grzegorz ^b   Koźluk, Edward ^c   Tokarczyk, Monika ^a   Pia̧tkowska, Agnieszka ^c   Budrejko, Szymon ^a   Kozłowski, Dariusz ^a   Da̧browska Kugacka, Alicja ^a   Lewicka, Ewa ^a   Świa̧tecka, Grazyna ^a   Raczak, Grzegorz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

^b GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Sinoatrial conduction time variability; Sinus node dysfunction; Syncope; Transoesophageal atrial pacing; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SINUS NODE; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION; SINUS NODE RECOVERY TIME; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE;

EID: 84855394105     PISSN: 17341922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5114/AOMS.2011.26607     Document Type: Article

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