The role of pacemaker in hypersensitive carotid sinus syndrome

Europace

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 572-575

  Lopes, Ricardo ^a   Gonçalves, Alexandra ^a   Campos, Júlio ^a   Frutuoso, Cecília ^a   Silva, Anabela ^a   Touguinha, Cristina ^a   Freitas, João ^a   MacIel, Maria Júlia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Autonomics; Carotid sinus syndrome; Pacing; Vagal syndromes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESYNCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RECURRENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953773624     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euq455     Document Type: Article

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