enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Syncope (medicine) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncope_(medicine)

    Neurally mediated syncope may also occur when an area in the neck known as the carotid sinus is pressed. [1] A normal response to carotid sinus massage is reduction in blood pressure and slowing of the heart rate. Especially in people with hypersensitive carotid sinus syndrome this response can cause syncope or presyncope. [9]

  3. Reflex syncope - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflex_syncope

    Situational syncope is often triggered by urination, swallowing, or coughing. [2] Carotid sinus syncope is due to pressure on the carotid sinus in the neck. [2] The underlying mechanism involves the nervous system slowing the heart rate and dilating blood vessels, resulting in low blood pressure and thus not enough blood flow to the brain. [2]

  4. Carotid sinus - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carotid_sinus

    The carotid sinus baroreceptor can be oversensitive to manual stimulation from the pressure applied at the carotid sinus at the carotid bifurcation. It is a condition known as 'carotid sinus hypersensitivity' (CSH), 'carotid sinus syndrome' or 'carotid sinus syncope', in which manual stimulation causes large changes in heart rate and blood ...

  5. What is the Mayo Clinic Diet — and is it healthy? - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/mayo-clinic-diet-does-154528048...

    The Mayo Clinic Diet focuses on building new healthy habits and breaking old, less-healthy habits to help with weight loss and overall health.

  6. Baroreflex activation therapy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baroreflex_activation_therapy

    Baroreflex activation therapy is an approach to treating high blood pressure and the symptoms of heart failure.It uses an implanted device to electrically stimulate baroreceptors in the carotid sinus region.

  7. Everything you need to know about the Mayo Clinic diet - AOL

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/everything-know-mayo...

    The Mayo Clinic diet was created by weight management practitioners at the Mayo Clinic and was designed as a lifestyle change program to promote gradual and sustained weight loss, says Melissa ...

  8. Vagal maneuver - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagal_maneuver

    A vagal maneuver is an action used to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system by activating the vagus nerve.The vagus nerve is the longest nerve of the autonomic nervous system and helps regulate many critical aspects of human physiology, including heart rate, blood pressure, sweating, and digestion through the release of acetylcholine.

  9. Here's What Experts Think About The The Mayo Clinic Diet - AOL

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/heres-experts-think-mayo...

    The Mayo Clinic diet has two phases during which you can lose up to 10 pounds in two weeks. Here's what to know about it, including the Mayo Clinic Diet menu.