Carotid sinus hypersensitivity in old age: clinical syndrome or physical sign?
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Carotid sinus massage in carotid sinus syndrome.
CASE REPORT A 71-year-old man was admitted to the cardiac unit having had a syncopal episode whilst eating lunch. During the meal he felt nauseated, dizzy and faint and then lost consciousness. After rapid spontaneous recovery he complained of further nausea and vomited until hospital admission. There were no epileptiform movements during the syncope. For the previous year he had had almost dai...
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 2001
ISSN: 1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/30.4.273