Carotid sinus syndrome: A review of the literature and our experience using carotid sinus denervation

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 189-193

  Fachinetti, P ^a   Bellocchi, S ^a   Dorizzi, A ^a   Forgione, F N ^a  

^a OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid sinus; Carotid sinus syndrome; Denervation; Syncope etiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CAROTID SINUS DENERVATION; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SYNCOPE; VERTIGO;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID SINUS; DENERVATION; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0032459154     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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