Why the study?
Does permanent cardiac pacing prevent syncope in patients with frequent vasovagal syncope?
Population
Patients with frequent vasovagal syncope who resist treatment with standard pharmacologic approaches
Comparison
Permanent cardiac pacing vs Medical therapy
Design
Review
Authors
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May support pacing in refractory vasovagal syncope; leaves open efficacy confirmation in randomized trials.
Does permanent cardiac pacing prevent syncope in patients with frequent vasovagal syncope?
Permanent cardiac pacing may offer substantial improvement over medical therapy for preventing vasovagal syncope, though definitive evidence from randomized trials is pending.
Raj et al. (2002) studied this question.
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