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How and When to Pace in Vasovagal Syncope
Author(s) -
SUTTON RICHARD
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2002.tb01947.x
Subject(s) - vasovagal syncope , medicine , cardiac pacing , syncope (phonology) , pace , cardiology , randomized controlled trial , geodesy , geography
Pacing in Vasovagal Syncope. This article discusses the indications for pacing in vasovagal syncope. It also reviews the literature on pacing results; notably, there are two small randomized controlled trials of pacing versus no therapy (or continued nondevice therapy) that show a clear benefit for pacing. The mode of benefit is, as yet, unclear. Pacing has to be dual chamber with some form of rate hysteresis. Ways of improving pacemaker therapy delivery in vasovagal syncope are anticipated.