Effective surgical treatment of the carotid sinus syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 683-686

  Toorop, R J ^a   Scheltinga, M R M ^a   Bender, M H M ^a   Charbon, J A ^a   Huige, M C ^a   Moll, F L ^b   Bruijninckx, C M A ^c  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c HAGA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Carotid sinus syncope; Vascular surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; ENALAPRIL PLUS HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; METOPROLOL; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; ADVENTITIA; AGED; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CAROTID ARTERY SURGERY; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DIZZINESS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RATE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; LEG CRAMP; MALE; PACEMAKER; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TILT TABLE TEST;

AGED; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; BAROREFLEX; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CAROTID SINUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70949089393     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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