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Emotion-triggered cardiac asystole-inducing neurocardiogenic syncope
- Source :
- Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE. 29(5)
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- The pathophysiology of neurocardiogenic syncope (NCS) is multifactorial. Recurrent syncopal episodes can result in injury and can provoke substantial anxiety among patients. Although an abundance of descriptions of various forms of syncope have been reported in the literature, few articles to date address a documented case due to emotional stress or sound. This is a report of a 31-year-old woman who fainted after being startled by someone sneezing. Review of the episode on her event recorder revealed a transient cardiac asystole of 10 seconds. We discuss the incidence of NCS and the proposed mechanism by which this syncopal event occurred.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
biology
business.industry
Syncope (genus)
Syncopal episodes
General Medicine
Emotional stress
Anxiety
biology.organism_classification
Heart Arrest
Recurrence
Internal medicine
Anesthesia
medicine
Cardiology
Syncope, Vasovagal
Humans
Female
medicine.symptom
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Cardiac asystole
Stress, Psychological
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01478389
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7e7d4cac48001efbc3aae0cbda3b58bc