Application of Head-up Tilt Table Testing in Children
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Head-up tilt testing in children.
The article by Kouakam et al. in issue 22/17 is a prospective observational study of syncope recurrence in 101 children (mean age 12·6 3; range 7–18 years) undergoing head-up tilt testing for investigation of recurrent unexplained syncope or presyncope. Data are presented for patients recruited between 1990 and 1998, and followed-up for an average of 4 years. Head-up tilt was initially positive...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0929-6646
DOI: 10.1016/s0929-6646(10)60104-0