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Neurocardiogenic mechanisms of unexplained syncope in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Efthimios G Livanis1, Anna Kostopoulou, George N Theodorakis
12nd Department of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Abstract:
Syncope in patients with advanced heart failure is a sign of poor prognosis. The cause of syncope in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DC) is not fully recognized and may remain elusive even after standardized evaluation. The purpose of the present study was to examine the implication of neurally mediated mechanisms in the pathophysiology of syncopal episodes in patients with DC. Twenty-six patients (21 men, 5 women; mean age 59 +/- 2 years, range 38 to 79) with DC and left ventricular ejection fractions
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