Carotid sinus syndrome in an unselected population of eight hundred consecutive patients with syncope. Prevalence and clinical profile;Prevalência e perfil clínico da hipersensibilidade do seio carotídeo numa população com síncope inexplicada

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 835-840

  Freitas, Joao ^a   Santos, Rosa ^b   Azevedo, Elsa ^b   Carvalho, Marío ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autonomic activity; Baroreflex; Carotid sinus hypersensitivity; Tilt test; Unexplained syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

ADULT; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID SINUS; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SYNCOPE;

EID: 3843115422     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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