Prevalence of family history in patients with reflex syncope

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 692-696

  Holmegard, Haya N ^a   Benn, Marianne ^a,b   Kaijer, Michelle ^b   Haunsø, Stig ^a   Mehlsen, Jesper ^b  

^a Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardioinhibition; Family history; Head up tilt test; Reflex syncope; Vasodepressor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOINHIBITORY REFLEX SYNCOPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAINTNESS; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX SYNCOPE; SECOND DEGREE RELATIVE; SUDDEN DEATH; THIRD DEGREE RELATIVE; TILT TABLE TEST; VASODEPRESSOR REFLEX SYNCOPE;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; COHORT STUDIES; FATHERS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876673171     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2012.03.054     Document Type: Article

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