Cardiology MCQ 328: Neurocardiogenic syncope

Asystole is not seen in type … of neurocardiogenic syncope:
a) Type I
b) Type IIa
c) Type IIb
d) None of the above

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b) Type IIa

In type IIA, there is no asystole, but heart falls below 40 per minute and remains so for over 10 seconds without any asystole of more than 3 seconds. In cardioinhibitory type IIB, there is asystole of more than 3 seconds. Read more…

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Source: Cardiophile MD - September 30, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: Cardiology MCQ DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance ECG / Electrophysiology Source Type: blogs