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The “Cardioneuroablation” is a technique created in the nineties and patented in USA, aiming to eliminate the cardiac branch of vagal reflex in order to treat the neurocardiogenic syncope without pacemaker implantation. [6] [7] It is performed without surgery, by using radiofrequency catheter ablation with one-day hospital. [citation needed]
Blair P. Grubb is an American physician, surgeon, researcher and scientist, currently a Distinguished University Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Neurology at the University of Toledo. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He is well known for his contributions to the study of syncope and disorders of the autonomic nervous system (in particular postural orthostatic ...
The majority of people with vasovagal syncope have a mixed response somewhere between these two ends of the spectrum. One account for these physiological responses is the Bezold-Jarisch reflex. Vasovagal syncope may be part of an evolved response, specifically, the fight-or-flight response. [16] [17]
A tilt table test (TTT), occasionally called upright tilt testing (UTT), is a medical procedure often used to diagnose dysautonomia or syncope. Patients with symptoms of dizziness or lightheadedness, with or without a loss of consciousness ( fainting ), suspected to be associated with a drop in blood pressure or positional tachycardia are good ...
Syncope ((syncope ⓘ), commonly known as fainting or passing out, is a loss of consciousness and muscle strength characterized by a fast onset, short duration, and spontaneous recovery. [1] It is caused by a decrease in blood flow to the brain, typically from low blood pressure. [1]
Magnetic north versus ‘true north’ At the top of the world in the middle of the Arctic Ocean lies the geographic North Pole, the point where all the lines of longitude that curve around Earth ...
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition characterized by an abnormally large increase in heart rate upon sitting up or standing. [1] POTS is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system that can lead to a variety of symptoms, [10] including lightheadedness, brain fog, blurred vision, weakness, fatigue, headaches, heart palpitations, exercise intolerance, nausea ...
“Dr. ___ said he had little experience with Risperdal and the elderly,” a Michigan sales rep reported. “Explained how it could help with sundowning syndrome”—a term for confusion and agitation that occurs in the late afternoon among people with dementia. “Told me that he would try it on Gloria’s mother.”