Epidemiology of Syncope/Collapse in Younger and Older Western Patient Populations

Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 357-363

  Kenny, Rose Anne ^a   Bhangu, Jaspreet ^a   King Kallimanis, Bellinda L ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Incidence; Prevalence; Quality of life; Syncope

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; COLLAPSE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DYSPHASIA; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE; FAINTNESS; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL STUDENT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REFLEX SYNCOPE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SYNCOPE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875242090     PISSN: 00330620     EISSN: 18731740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcad.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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