American Heart Journal
Volume 150, Issue 2 , Pages 251-256 , August 2005

Reproducibility of nitrate-stimulated tilt testing in patients with suspected vasovagal syncope and a healthy control group

  • Arnaud J.J. Aerts, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Atrium Medisch Centrum, Heerlen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Arnaud J.J. Aerts, MD, Department of Cardiology, Atrium Medisch Centrum, Henri Dunantstraat 5, 6401 CX, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
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  • Paul Dendale, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Virga Jesse Hospital Hasselt, Belgium
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  • Pierre Block, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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  • Willem R.M. Dassen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Received 11 May 2004 ,Accepted 1 August 2004.

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PII: S0002-8703(04)00492-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.08.001

American Heart Journal
Volume 150, Issue 2 , Pages 251-256 , August 2005

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