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• TITLE: Carotid Sinus Hypersensibility: A Concept on the Way

  AUTHORS: Alfonso Lagi

  KEYWORDS: Syncope; Autonomic Nervous System; Pacing; Physiology

  JOURNAL NAME: International Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol.4 No.1, January 15, 2013

  ABSTRACT: This review examines the pathogenesis of Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity (CSH) by describing the different hypotheses that exist in literature. One hypothesis is that CSH is not a disease of the heart but of the central and/or peripheral nerv- ous system where the heart is the victim. CSH is associated with cognitive disturbance, vasovagal syncope and ortho- static hypotension. Another hypothesis is that the CSH is considered a syndrome or a symptom associated with different diseases so as to require a diagnostic framework. This Hypothesis is the basis of frequent recurrences that are associated with the pacemaker implant therapy only.