Carotid Sinus Syndrome

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Classification according to ICD-10
G90.0	Idiopathic Peripheral Autonomic Neuropathy - Carotid Sinus Syndrome (Syncope)
ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019)

The carotid sinus syndrome also Charcot-Weiss-Baker syndrome ( English carotis sinus syndrome ) also hyperactive carotid sinus reflex , can be the cause of acute cardiac arrest . The carotid sinus syndrome is one among other causes, such as pressure on the heart (blunt chest trauma ) or vagal reflexes to the mechanical-reflex factors of acute cardiac arrest. By applying pressure to the carotid sinus (located at the fork of the common carotid artery into the internal carotid artery and external carotid artery , skeletal at the level of the C4 cervical vertebra ), bradycardia is triggered up to resulting cardiac arrest.

Carotid sinus syndrome can be caused by any other pressure on the carotid sinus in addition to damage to the pressoreceptors . This can be pressure on the carotid sinus when the head is tilted backwards, as well as tumors in the neck area.

The symptoms or recognition of carotid sinus syndrome are those of acute cardiac arrest :

• Loss of consciousness, collapse , apnea
• Disappearance of pulse and blood pressure
• Mydriasis
• cyanosis

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bernfried Leiber (founder): The clinical syndromes. Syndromes, sequences and symptom complexes . Ed .: G. Burg, J. Kunze, D. Pongratz, PG Scheurlen, A. Schinzel, J. Spranger. 7., completely reworked. Edition. tape 2 : symptoms . Urban & Schwarzenberg, Munich et al. 1990, ISBN 3-541-01727-9 .

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