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Carotid Sinus Massage in the Echocardiography Laboratory
Author(s) -
Fadel Bahaa M.,
Alasousi Nader,
Bakarman Hatem,
Almardini Amin,
Di Salvo Giovanni,
BechHanssen Odd
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12475
Subject(s) - massage , cardiology , medicine , heart rate , doppler effect , confounding , carotid sinus , hemodynamics , doppler echocardiography , blood pressure , radiology , pathology , diastole , physics , alternative medicine , astronomy
Proper interpretation of the spectral Doppler signal and elucidation of the underlying hemodynamics can at times be problematic due to confounding factors, one of them being a rapid heart rate. In this article, we discuss the use of carotid sinus massage (CSM) in the echocardiography laboratory as a maneuver to reduce the resting heart rate and thus render the transmitral Doppler signal more amenable to analysis. We provide examples of the value of the CSM in the assessment of left ventricular filling pressure.