An unusual cause of reflex cardiovascular syncope: Vagal paraganglioma

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-176

  Okmen, Ertan ^a   Erdinler, Izzet ^a   Oguz, Enis ^a   Akyol, Ahmet ^a   Cam, Nese ^a  

^a Siyami Ersek Cardiovasc Thorac S ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asystole; Dual chamber pacemaker; Vagal paraganglioma; Vasodepressor cardioinhibitor syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PARAGANGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE DISEASE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CRANIAL NERVE TUMOR; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PARAGANGLIOMA; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; VAGUS NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 2142749997     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1542-474X.2003.08215.x     Document Type: Article

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