Cardiac arrest during recovery after tilt-induced vasodepressor syncope in a 76-year old man
Zyśko, Dorota ; Fedorowski, Artur LU
and Sutton, Richard
(2016)
In Journal of Acute Medicine
6(3).
p.67-69
- Abstract
A 76-year-old man with a history of frequent syncope in youth and in the last 5 years was referred for a head-up tilt test. During the head-up tilt test, he developed a classical vasovagal reflex syncope. On immediate return to the supine position, the patient regained consciousness. Shortly afterward, the heart rate slowed distinctly and the patient became unresponsive with undetectable blood pressure. Chest compressions were initiated with return of spontaneous circulation 2 minutes later. Thereafter, the patient regained consciousness without neurological sequelae. This case illustrates cardiac arrest due to prolonged vasovagal reflex.
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- author
- Zyśko, Dorota
; Fedorowski, Artur
LU
and Sutton, Richard
- organization
- publishing date
- 2016-09-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- cardiac arrest, reflex syncope, resuscitation
- in
- Journal of Acute Medicine
- volume
- 6
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 3 pages
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- wos:000391056800004
- scopus:84994091981
- ISSN
- 2211-5587
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jacme.2016.05.002
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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