Can Echocardiographic Findings Predict Falls in Older Persons?

BACKGROUND: The European and American guidelines state the need for echocardiography in patients with syncope. 50% of older adults with syncope present with a fall. Nonetheless, up to now no data have been published addressing echocardiographic abnormalities in older fallers. METHOD AND FINDINGS: In...

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Autores principales: van der Velde, Nathalie, Stricker, Bruno H. Ch., Roelandt, Jos R. T. C., Ten Cate, Folkert J., van der Cammen, Tischa J. M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2007
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1920553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17653281
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000654

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1920553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17653281
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000654

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