Open AccessCerebral vasoconstriction during head-upright tilt-induced vasovagal syncope. A paradoxic and unexpected response.
Author(s) -
Blair P. Grubb,
G Gérard,
Kenneth Roush,
Peter N. TemesyArmos,
P Montford,
Laura Elliott,
H Hahn,
P. Brewster
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.84.3.1157
Subject(s) - medicine , vasovagal syncope , vasoconstriction , anesthesia , syncope (phonology) , reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome , cardiology
To determine the effect of vasovagally mediated syncope on the cerebral circulation, transcranial Doppler sonography was used to assess changes in cerebral blood flow velocity during head-upright tilt-induced syncope.
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