title: Carotid sinus syndrome. Management and approach.
abstract: Full description of pathophysiological assessment and definition of carotid sinus hypersensitivity. Detailed focus on clinical and autonomic evaluation. Therapeutic approaches to cardioinhibitory and vasodepressor components are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos da Fundação Autonómica do Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal. jfreitas@netcabo.pt
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Freitas
mesh_terms: D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D002346:Carotid Sinus; D006801:Humans