THE IMPACT OF A DEDICATED SYNCOPE AND FALLS CLINIC ON PACING PRACTICEIN NORTHEASTERN ENGLAND

This study examined whether the increased demand for pacemaker implant s for carotid sinus syndrome (CSS) at the Regional Pacing Service in n ortheastern England was related to the establishment of a dedicated '' syncope and falls'' clinic or to the publication of NASPE and BPEG gui delines for pacing symptomatic bradycardia. To this end, pacemaker rat es for various indications at this institution were compared with thos e of a comparable region (Liverpool), as well as with BPEG's national pacemaker database. Findings indicate a distinct impact of the Newcast le syncope and falls clinic on recognition and pacemaker treatment of CSS.