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CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME

Specialty Definition: CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME

DomainDefinition

Medicine

Syndrome most frequently characterized by ventricular asystole due to cessation of atrial activity from sinus arrest or SA exit block. AV block is observed less frequently. Two types of this syndrome are noted:cardioinhibitory carotid sinus hypersensitivity, generally defined as ventricular asystole exceeding 3 seconds during carotid sinus stimulation, and vasodepressor carotid sinus hypersensitivity, a decrease in systolic blood pressure of 50 mm Hg or more in the absense of significant bradycardia [VE1]. Source: European Union. (references)

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Expression: CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME

Expression using "CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME": hypersensitive carotid sinus syndrome. Additional references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

carotid sinus syndrome

2
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Modern Translation: CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME

Language Translations for "CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Italian

  

sindrome senocarotidea (carotid sinus syncope, hypersensitive carotid sinus syndrome), sindrome di iperreflettività del seno carotideo (carotid sinus syncope, hypersensitive carotid sinus syndrome), sindrome del seno carotideo (carotid sinus syncope, hypersensitive carotid sinus syndrome). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

arotidcay inussay yndromesay

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Anagrams: CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-d-d-e-i-i-m-n-n-o-o-r-r-s-s-s-t-u-y"

-5 letters: acrimoniousness.

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INDEX

1. Expressions
2. Expressions: Internet
3. Translations: Modern
4. Anagrams
5. Bibliography


  

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