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An 84 year old woman experiences episodes of orthostatic dizziness. Diagnosis and management are discussed.
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Johnston, S.L., Torgerson, J.J., Tosic, A., Olshansky, B. (2020). An 84-Year-Old Woman with Syncope and Orthostatic Dizziness. In: Natale, A., Wang, P., Al-Ahmad, A., Estes, N. (eds) Cardiac Electrophysiology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28533-3_15
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