Syncope and near-syncope as a multifactorial problem in geriatric inpatients: Systemic hypotension is an underrated predictor for syncope exclusively

Advances in Medical Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 352-360

  Bien B ^a,b   Wilmanska J ^a,b   Janczak W ^a,b   Wojskowicz, A ^a,b   Kasiukiewicz, A ^b   Klimiuk, K ^b   Toczynska Silkiewicz M ^b   Gulaj E ^a,b   Kuprjanowicz, B ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b Ministry of the Interior and Administration Hospital in Bialystok   (Poland)

Author keywords

elderly; near syncope; orthostatic hypotension; syncope; systemic hypotension

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; CREATININE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NEAR SYNCOPE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE; SYNCOPE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VERTIGO;

EID: 84855456943     PISSN: 18961126     EISSN: 18984002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10039-011-0052-9     Document Type: Article

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