title: Association between immediate termination of supraventricular tachycardia by carotid sinus pressure and carotid sinus hypersensitivity.
abstract: An association between rapid reversion of supraventricular tachycardia by carotid sinus stimulation and carotid sinus reflex hypersensitivity during sinus rhythm is described in a 55-year-old patient. The findings indicate that a high level of vagal tone facilitates vagal maneuvers in terminating some supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. The briskness of the response during tachycardia may also be a marker for underlying carotid sinus hypersensitivity.
authors: McGill University, Montreal General Hospital, Quebec.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Brooks
authors: J H
authors: JH
authors: Burgess
mesh_terms: D002346:Carotid Sinus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011312:Pressure; D012021:Reflex, Abnormal / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000502:physiology