Neurocardiogenic Syncope

Stephen E. Piwinski; Stefan Osswald; Thomas G. Trouton; Brian A. Mcgovern

doi:10.1056/NEJM199312233292617

Neurocardiogenic Syncope

Stephen E. Piwinski, Stefan Osswald, Thomas G. Trouton, Brian A. Mcgovern

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To the Editor: The Images in Clinical Medicine in the July 1 issue¹ intrigued me. I am uncertain whether the hemodynamic reaction shown represents syncope mediated by the neurocardiogenic (Bezold-Jarisch) reflex or carotid-sinus hypersensitivity with only a vasodepressor component. Generally, bradycardia is expected in neurocardiogenic syncope, which is thought to be mediated by vagal afferent and efferent fibers²,³. Conversely, carotid-sinus hypersensitivity mediated by glossopharyngeal afferent fibers occurs without bradycardia in a pure vasodepressor reaction⁴. Given the patient's history of metastatic cancer of the neck, carotid-sinus hypersensitivity seems to be a strong candidate for having produced the illustrated…

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1966-1967
Number of pages	2
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	329
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199312233292617
State	Published - Dec 23 1993

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