Detecting incipient vasovagal syncope: Intraventricular acceleration

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3 II, 1997, Pages 801-805

  Brignole, Michele ^a,e   Menozzi, Carlo ^b   Corbucci, Giorgio ^c   Garberoglio, Bruno ^c   Plicchi, Gianni ^d  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Cyberonics Inc   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Peak endocardial acceleration; Tilt testing; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; ISOPRENALINE; RECEPTOR;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; SUBLINGUAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYNCOPE; TILTING;

ACCELERATION; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MICROELECTRODES; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; NITROGLYCERIN; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 0030911935     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03907.x     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Rickards A, Bombardini T, Corbucci G, et al. An implantable intracardiac accelerometer for monitoring heart contractility. PACE 1996; 19: 2066-2071.
2. Bombardini T, Corbucci G, Parlapiano M, et al. A new implantable intracardiac accelerometer able to record changes of heart contractility: Is it mainly driven from right or left ventricle? (abstract) Eur Heart J 1995; 16:513.
3. Occhetta E, Perucca A, Rognoni G, et al. Experience with a new myocardial acceleration sensor during dobutamine infusion and exercise test. Eur JCPE 1995; 5:204-209.
4. Sutton R, Petersen MEV. Invasive tilt testing: The search for a new sensor to permit earlier pacing therapy in vasovagal syncope. In A Raviele (ed.): Cardiac Arrhythmias. Milano, Italy, Springer-Verlag , 1995, pp. 132-133.
5. Benditt DG, Lurie KG, Adler SW. Pathophysiology of neurally mediated syncope: Peripheral and central mechanisms. In A Raviele (ed.): Cardiac Arrhythmias. Milano, Italy, Springer-Verlag, 1995, pp. 102-109.