Why the study?
Does permanent pacing prevent recurrent episodes in patients with vasovagal syncope?
Population
Patients with recurrent, unpredictable and debilitating vasovagal syncope (VVS)
Design
Review
Authors
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Pacing with closed-loop stimulation may reduce recurrent VVS in select patients; leaves open optimal algorithms and selection pending higher-level evidence.
Does permanent pacing prevent recurrent episodes in patients with vasovagal syncope?
Permanent pacing, particularly DDD pacing with closed loop stimulation, may have a role in managing select patients with recurrent, debilitating vasovagal syncope.
Gopinathannair et al. (2018) studied this question.
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