Arrhythmias & electrophysiologyCohort study
Pathophysiological aspects of carotid sinus massage
- Retrospective cohort study
- two Dutch syncope centres
Authors' conclusion
Cardioinhibition appears as a phasic response to the onset of massage, independent of aVD, which is a more latent response sensitive to ongoing massage.
Study context
- Population
- Persons undergoing carotid sinus massage in two Dutch syncope centres244 massages
- Participants
- 90 persons
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Cardioinhibition (CI) and arterial vasodepression (aVD) after carotid sinus massage
Cardioinhibition
48%
Arterial vasodepression (aVD)
30%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Pathophysiological aspects of carotid sinus massage. Europace. Published 19 March 2025. doi:10.1093/europace/euaf047
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it