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Orthostatic hypotension leading to recurrent syncope episodes in a hypertensive patient: Treatment with Tianma Gouteng Decoction (天麻钩藤饮)

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, 510000, China

    Yun-fei Wang  (王云飞) & La Zhang  (张 腊)

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Wang, Yf., Zhang, L. Orthostatic hypotension leading to recurrent syncope episodes in a hypertensive patient: Treatment with Tianma Gouteng Decoction (天麻钩藤饮). Chin. J. Integr. Med. 19, 859–861 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-013-1344-z

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