Figure - PMC

Skip to main content

An official website of the United States government

Here's how you know

Here's how you know

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

View full-text article in PMC

. 2019 Mar 25;6(1):e001015. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2019-001015

Search in PMC
Search in PubMed
View in NLM Catalog
Add to search

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.

This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.

PMC Copyright notice

Main indications for new PM/ICD implantation and primary methods of diagnosis; 73 of the 106 patients (69 %) revealed a pacing indication during HUT or CSM: asystolic VVS/CSS in 59 (81%) cases, AVB in 13 (18%) and slow AF in 1 (1%). AF, atrial fibrillation; AVB, atrioventricular block; CSM, carotid-sinus massage; CSS, carotid sinus syndrome; HUT, head-up tilt test; ICD, implantable cardioverter defibrillator; ILR, implantable loop-recorder; PM, pacemaker; SA, sinus arrest; VT/VF, ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation; VVS, vasovagal syncope.