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Do serotonin re-uptake inhibitors prevent recurrent syncope in patients with mixed type carotid sinus syndrome?
Do serotonin re-uptake inhibitors prevent recurrent syncope in patients with mixed type carotid sinus syndrome?
SSRIs may be a potentially useful primary therapy for preventing recurrent syncope in patients with mixed type carotid sinus syndrome, addressing the vasodepressor response not treated by pacing.
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SSRIs may prevent recurrent syncope in mixed carotid sinus syndrome; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Dan et al. (1997) studied this question.
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