Why the study?
Does cardiac pacing prevent recurrent vasovagal syncope in affected patients?
Population
Patients with recurrent vasovagal syncope (based on 4 case reports and 4 series)
Design
Systematic_review
Follow-up
relatively short-term
Authors
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Supports pacing consideration in selected cardioinhibitory vasovagal syncope; leaves open optimal selection and durability due to heterogeneity.
Does cardiac pacing prevent recurrent vasovagal syncope in affected patients?
Cardiac pacing may be useful in selected patients with predominantly cardioinhibitory vasovagal syncope, but evidence is limited by study heterogeneity and short follow-up.
David G. Benditt (1995) studied this question.
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