Usefulness of the Calgary Syncope Symptom Score for the diagnosis of vasovagal syncope in the elderly

Europace

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1210-1214

  Exposito V ^a   Guzman J C ^a   Orava, M ^a   Armaganijan, L ^a   Morillo, C A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Elderly; Syncope; Vasovagal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CALGARY SYNCOPE SYMPTOM SCORE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE TEST; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOLD STANDARD; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORTALITY; PERFORMANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUS NODE DISEASE; SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; TILT TABLE TEST;

EID: 84880951530     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eut042     Document Type: Article

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