Results of carotid sinus massage in a tertiary referral unit - Is carotid sinus syndrome still relevant?

Age and Ageing

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 680-686

  Tan, Maw Pin ^a,b   Newton, Julia L ^a,b   Reeve, Pam ^b   Murray, Alan ^c   Chadwick, Tom J ^a   Parry, Steve W ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carotid sinus hypersensitivity; Elderly; Loss of consciousness; Non accidental falls; Syncope

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEART BEAT; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; SYNCOPE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; CAROTID SINUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE; SYNDROME; TILT-TABLE TEST;

SYNCOPE;

EID: 71049151236     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afp160     Document Type: Article

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