Symptoms During Carotid Sinus Massage, Not Hemodynamic Change, Are Associated with White Matter Hyperintensity Volume on Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

The article discusses research which was conducted to investigate whether symptoms associated with carotid sinus hypersensitivity indicate cerebral hypoperfusion and whether patients with carotid sinus hypersensitivity are at a greater risk of white matter hyperintensities. Researchers evaluated 272 subjects. They found that symptoms during carotid sinus massage and not hemodynamic change are associated with white matter hyperintensity volume.