Usefulness of the Head Up Tilt Test and Carotid Sinus Massage in a Geriatric Unit Setting
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Diagnostic relevance of the carotid sinus massage during a head up tilt table test (HUTT).
BACKGROUND Syncope due to carotid sinus hypersensitivity (CSH) may be underdiagnosed due to a low level of diagnostic suspicion and fear of complications caused by massage of the carotid sinus. OBJECTIVE To investigate the relevance of carotid sinus massage in the diagnosis of non-convulsive faints and unexplained falls. METHODS Two-hundred and fifty-nine patients with a mean age of 50+/-24...
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عنوان ژورنال: Age and Ageing
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0002-0729,1468-2834
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/27.suppl_2.24-c