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A higher proportion of men than of women fainted in the phase without nitroglycerin in tilt-induced vasovagal syncope

PURPOSE: Vasovagal syncope (VVS) affects more women than men. We determined whether this sex ratio affects tilt table test (TTT) results. METHODS: We retrospectively studied TTT outcomes in suspected VVS. TTT consisted of supine rest, a maximum 20 min of head-up tilt without and, if nitroglycerin wa...

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Autores principales: Ghariq, Maryam, Thijs, Roland D., Bek, L. Martine, van Zwet, Erik W., Benditt, David G., van Dijk, J. Gert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7561535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31953616
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10286-020-00666-5