Lifetime cumulative incidence of syncope in the general population: a study of 549 Dutch subjects aged 35-60 years.
INTRODUCTION: There are limited and conflicting data on the lifetime cumulative incidence of syncope in the general population. The aim of our study was to determine the lifetime cumulative incidence and triggers of syncope in the general population. METHODS: Questions about syncope were added to a...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Vol. 17; no. 11; pp. 1172 - 1177 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Nov2006
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