Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 10 , Pages 532-535 , October 2008

Recurrent Syncope Due to Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity and Sick Sinus Syndrome

  • Feng-Yu Kuo

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Medical Center, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung
    • ,
  • Hsiang-Chiang Hsiao

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Medical Center, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung
    • ,
  • Chuen-Wang Chiou

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Medical Center, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Chun-Peng Liu

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Medical Center, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung
    • National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chun-Peng Liu, Cardiovascular Medical Center, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, 386, Dar-Chung 1st Road, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 6 August 2007 ,Accepted 16 May 2008.

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PII: S1726-4901(08)70163-1

doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70163-1

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 71, Issue 10 , Pages 532-535 , October 2008

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