Comparison between tilt-table testing results performed during different periods of the day
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Tilt-table testing: down but not out
Clin. Pract. (2014) 11(3), 265–268 ISSN 2044-9038 part of Syncope is very common, with the overall incidence for first syncope being 6.2 per 1000 patient years, increasing to 20 in females aged over 80 years [1]. Vasovagal syncope (VVS) is by far the most common cause, explaining over 20% of cases, with an underlying cardiac cause in 10% of cases and up to 37% of cases remaining unexplained [1]...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0066-782X
DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2002001300006