title: Neurocardiogenic syncope: a case of prolonged asystole.
abstract: We report the case of a 48-year-old woman with frequent episodes of loss of consciousness. The patient was submitted to head-up tilt testing that evoked a prolonged asystole associated with sphincteric incontinence and loss of urine. The patient was treated with dual-chamber pacemaker implantation; at a follow-up of 18 months no other episodes of syncope had occurred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, San Tommaso dei Battuti Hospital, Portogruaro (VE), Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paparella
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cazzin
mesh_terms: D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D019462:Syncope, Vasovagal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery