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carotid

either one of the two principal arteries that supply blood to the head and neck
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Carotid body tumor presenting with carotid sinus syndrome. J Vasc Surg 2010;52:1668-70.
A Rare Case of Carotid Body Tumor Presenting with Internal Carotid Artery Blood Supply and Carotid Sinus Syndrome
Carotid sinus hypersensitivity and the carotid sinus syndrome. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 1989; 31:379-91.
Falls presenting to the accident and emergency department: types of presentation and risk factor profile
The diagnostic criteria for heart rate and blood pressure responses in carotid sinus syndrome are appropriate for surpine carotid sinus massage in elderly subjects.
Carotid sinus syndrome is an underdiagnosed cause of dizziness and syncope particularly in elderly patients.
Heart rate and blood pressure responses to carotid sinus massage in healthy elderly subjects
Diagnoses: The most frequent diagnoses were carotid sinus syndrome in 45%, orthostatic hypotension in 32% and arrhythmia in 21%.
Final diagnoses after integrated investigation programme Diagnosis n % Carotid sinus syndrome 29 45 Orthostatic hypotension 21 32 Vasodepressor syndrome 7 11 Cardiac arrhythmia 14 21 Epilepsy 6 9 Cerebrovascular 4 6 Unexplained 5 8 Cough syncope 1 2 Benign positional vertigo 5 8 Drop attack 1 2 Conversion reaction 1 2 Twenty-one patients had orthostatic hypotension, idiopathic in 10, drug-related in eight and associated with diabetes mellitus in four.
Outcome of an integrated approach to the investigation of dizziness, falls and syncope in elderly patients referred to a 'syncope' clinic

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