Paroxysmal hypertensive episodes caused by direct massage of the carotid artery by a doppler ultrasound of the neck in a laryngectomee
Paroxysmal hypertension (PH) can be associated with the carotid artery baroreceptors' failure due to past exposure to radiation treatment. This report presents a patient who experienced repeated PH episodes due to the direct massage of the carotid artery during Doppler ultrasound of the neck. T...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Medical Ultrasound |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jmuonline.org/article.asp?issn=0929-6441;year=2020;volume=28;issue=2;spage=114;epage=116;aulast=Brook |