Canché AAP, Vega LCA, Márquez MM, Rojas dGÓ, Amador ME, Alemán OG

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Background: The carotid hypersensitivity syndrome is rare in our country but represents a clinical entity with inhibitory response characteristics or glass cardio depressant in its assessment.
Objective: To report the successful development of the patient with carotid hypersensitivity syndrome glass depressant, management and review of literature.
Methods: A case of a woman previously healthy 41 years after cervical trauma surgery syncope presented with symptomatic bradycardia and periods of hypotension during the event with slow recovery but responsive to sympathomimetic test was performed carotid massage with glass depressor response at 10 seconds and hypotension period greater than 50 mm Hg of systolic blood pressure response to slow despite the administration of atropine.
Conclusions: We should consider this diagnosis in previously healthy patients who are undergoing orthopedic surgery of the neck and showing pictures of syncope with a resolution of the case successfully if we consider this as a determining factor.

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