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Editorial

. 2008 Dec;5(12):1702-3.

doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.09.022. Epub 2008 Sep 24.

Is cardiac output the key to vasovagal syncope? A reevaluation of putative pathophysiology

PMID: 18996054
PMCID: PMC2741001
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.09.022

Editorial

Is cardiac output the key to vasovagal syncope? A reevaluation of putative pathophysiology

Satish R Raj. Heart Rhythm. 2008 Dec.

. 2008 Dec;5(12):1702-3.

doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.09.022. Epub 2008 Sep 24.

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PMID: 18996054
PMCID: PMC2741001
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.09.022

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Steep fall in cardiac output is main determinant of hypotension during drug-free and nitroglycerine-induced orthostatic vasovagal syncope.
Verheyden B, Liu J, van Dijk N, Westerhof BE, Reybrouck T, Aubert AE, Wieling W. Verheyden B, et al. Heart Rhythm. 2008 Dec;5(12):1695-701. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.09.003. Epub 2008 Sep 5. Heart Rhythm. 2008. PMID: 19084808

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