Evaluation of a single-stage isoproterenol-tilt table test in patients with syncope
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Utility of a single-stage isoproterenol tilt table test in adults: a randomized comparison with passive head-up tilt.
OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to develop a time-efficient tilt table test. BACKGROUND Current protocols of tilt table testing are quite time-consuming. This study was designed to assess the diagnostic value, tolerance and procedural time of a single-stage isoproterenol tilt table protocol. METHODS A single-stage isoproterenol tilt table test was compared with the passive tilt table te...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(93)90824-k