Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity

Syncope: Mechanisms and Management: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 245-266

  Parry, Steve W ^a   Kenny, Rose Anne ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardioinhibitory carotid sinus syndrome; Carotid sinus hypersensitivity; Carotid sinus massage; Electrocardiogram; Systolic blood pressure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889281966     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470994801.ch14     Document Type: Chapter

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