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Cardiac pacing reduced non-accidental falls in older adults with cardioinhibitory carotid sinus hypersensitivity

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.7.4.115

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    (2001) J Am Coll Cardiol 38, 1491; Kenny RA, Richardson DA, Steen N, et al.. Carotid sinus syndrome: a modifiable risk factor for nonaccidental falls in older adults (SAFE PACE).. Nov 1;. :. –6.
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 QUESTION: In older adults with cardioinhibitory carotid sinus hypersensitivity (CSH) presenting with a non-accidental fall (defined as coming to rest on the ground or another lower level not because of an accident or known medical cause), does cardiac pacing reduce subsequent non-accidental falls?

    Design

    Randomised (unclear allocation concealment*), unblinded,*controlled trial with 1 year of follow up.

    Setting

    A hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

    Patients

    175 patients ≥ 50 years of age (mean age 73 y, 59% women) with cardioinhibitory CSH who reported to the emergency department because of a non-accidental fall. Exclusion criteria …

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    • Sources of funding: National Health Service Cardiovascular Research World Development Programme; Research into Ageing; Medtronic.

    • For correspondence: Professor R A Kenny, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. r.a.kenny{at}ncl.ac.uk.

    • ↵* See glossary.