TY - JOUR T1 - Cardiac pacing reduced non-accidental falls in older adults with cardioinhibitory carotid sinus hypersensitivity JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 115 LP - 115 DO - 10.1136/ebm.7.4.115 VL - 7 IS - 4 A2 - , Y1 - 2002/07/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/7/4/115.abstract N2 - (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.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
 
 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? Randomised (unclear allocation concealment*), unblinded,*controlled trial with 1 year of follow up. A hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. 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 … ER -