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Clinical Features

Sitcom Syncope: A Case Series and Literature Review of Gelastic (Laughter-Induced) Syncope

Prashan H. Thiagarajah Department of Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
, MD,
Dennis Finkielstein Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
, MD &
Jerome E. Granato Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD
Pages 137-144 | Published online: 13 Mar 2015

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