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Carotid sinus hypersensitivity: block of the sternocleidomastoid muscle does not affect responses to carotid sinus massage in healthy young adults

The arterial baroreflex is crucial for short‐term blood pressure control – abnormal baroreflex function predisposes to syncope and falling. Hypersensitive responses to carotid baroreflex stimulation using carotid sinus massage (CSM) are common in older adults and may be associated with syncope. The...

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Autores principales: Lloyd, Matthew G., Wakeling, James M., Koehle, Michael S., Drapala, Robert J., Claydon, Victoria E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5641935/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29038360
http://dx.doi.org/10.14814/phy2.13448