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Lifetime Prevalence of Transient Loss of Consciousness in an Urban Russian Population.
Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia - 1 May 2016
Gudkova S, Cherepanova N, Duplyakov D, Golovina G, Khokhlunov S, Surkova E, Rotar O, Konradi A, Shlyakhto E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Most international studies on epidemiology of transient loss of consciousness (TLC) were performed many years ago. There are no data about the lifetime prevalence of TLC in Russia. OBJECTIVE: To identify the lifetime prevalence and presumed mechanisms of TLC in an urban Russian population. METHODS: 1796 individuals (540 males [30.1%] and 1256 females [69.9%]) aged 20 to 69 years (mean age 45.8 ± 11.9...
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