Clinical context and outcome of carotid sinus syndrome diagnosed by means of the 'method of symptoms'

Europace

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 928-934

  Solari, Diana ^a   Maggi, Roberto ^a   Oddone, Daniele ^a   Solano, Alberto ^a   Croci, Francesco ^a   Donateo, Paolo ^a   Brignole, Michele ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid sinus massage; Carotid sinus syndrome; Syncope; Tilt table testing

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLIC REFLEX; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR REFLEX; CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOM; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTED HEART PACEMAKER; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHOD OF SYMPTOMS; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAROXYSMAL TACHYCARDIA; PRESYNCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS ARREST; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; TILT TABLE TEST; VASODEPRESSOR REFLEX; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; ITALY; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; SYNDROME;

AGED; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; SYNDROME; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 84901820890     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eut283     Document Type: Article

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