Carotid sinus hypersensitivity in old age: Clinical syndrome or physical sign?

Age and Ageing

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 273-274

  O'Mahony, D ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; EPHEDRINE; FLUDROCORTISONE; MIDODRINE;

AGE; AGED; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CAROTID SINUS; CAROTID SINUS PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FALLING; GERIATRICS; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART MASSAGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEG COMPRESSION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID SINUS; HUMANS; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0034857099     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/30.4.273     Document Type: Editorial

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