The Valsalva maneuver is one of several simple physical actions called vagal maneuvers that act on the vagus nerve to slow your heart rate. Doctors may suggest vagal maneuvers to try and slow your ...

Background. A 52-year-old man presented with central chest pain, which he had experienced for 8 h. He had no other associated symptoms and no prior history of cardiovascular disease. Investigations.

A MAN whose face would swell up with he was hungover was diagnosed with a rare and life-threatening heart condition. It took the patient, 33, three months to be diagnosed, with his symptoms gradually ...

EXETER, UK — Patients with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) treated with a modified Valsalva maneuver are nearly four times more likely to return to normal sinus rhythm than individuals treated with ...

In the REVERT trial, 433 patients who presented to the emergency department in England with supraventricular tachycardia were randomly assigned to undergo either a standard or a modified ...

Young scientists of Sechenov University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation have developed a fundamentally new type of aortic prosthesis with Valsalva sinuses. The invention is unique ...