Carotid Sinus Massage in Syncope Evaluation: A Nonspecific and Dubious Diagnostic Method

BACKGROUND: Carotid sinus hypersensitivity (CSH) is a frequent finding in the evaluation of syncope. However, its significance in the clinical setting is still dubious. A new criterion was proposed by Solari et al. with a symptomatic systolic blood pressure (SBP) cut-off value of ≤ 85 mmHg to refine...

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Autores principales: Wu, Tan Chen, Hachul, Denise T., Darrieux, Francisco Carlos da Costa, Scanavacca, Maurício I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6078367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30110049
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20180114

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6078367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30110049
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20180114

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