A POSITIVE RESPONSE TO HEAD-UP TILT TESTING PREDICTS SYNCOPAL RECURRENCE IN CAROTID-SINUS SYNDROME PATIENTS WITH PERMANENT PACEMAKERS

Authors
GAGGIOLI G BRIGNOLE M MENOZZI C DEVOTO G ODDONE D GIANFRANCHI L GOSTOLI E BOTTONI N LOLLI G
Citation
G. Gaggioli et al., A POSITIVE RESPONSE TO HEAD-UP TILT TESTING PREDICTS SYNCOPAL RECURRENCE IN CAROTID-SINUS SYNDROME PATIENTS WITH PERMANENT PACEMAKERS, The American journal of cardiology, 76(10), 1995, pp. 720
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
76
Issue
10
Year of publication
1995
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1995)76:10<720:APRTHT>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
In a minority of patients with carotid sinus syndrome treated with per manent pacing, syncope recurs during long-term follow-up. Most of thes e patients have a positive response to head-up tilt testing, which sug gests the presence of a more complex neurogenic disease.