Practical Electrocardiology and Clinical Treatment, Volume. 34, Issue 3, 358(2025)

Autonomic function changes in patients with neurally mediated syncope: insights from head-up tilt test

LI Jingxiu and GAO Min*
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  • Department of Electrocardiogram, the First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei Anhui 230001, China
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    Received: Mar. 13, 2025

    Accepted: Aug. 22, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 22, 2025

    The Author Email: GAO Min (gmbeauty@163.com)

    DOI:10.13308/j.issn.2097-5716.2025.03.009

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