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Carotid sinus syndrome: a case report of an unusual presentation of cardiac arrest while diving

BACKGROUND: Carotid sinus syndrome (CSS) is an exaggerated response to carotid sinus baroreceptor stimulation, which may result in hypotension, prolonged asystole, and subsequently transient loss of consciousness due to cerebral hypoperfusion. However, this commonly benign syndrome may have lethal c...

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Autores principales: Hartig, Frank, Köhler, Andrea, Stühlinger, Markus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6426114/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31020204
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/yty128