The investigation of syncope

Seizure

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 537-548

  Hadjikoutis, Savvas ^a   O'Callaghan, Peter ^a   Smith, Philip E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid sinus massage; Echocardiography; Electrocardiograph; EP studies; Investigations; Syncope; Tilt table test

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CARDIOLOGY; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEART DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST;

EID: 9244227128     PISSN: 10591311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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