Di Stefano Cristina, Milazzo Valeria, Sobrero Gabriele, Ravera Agnese, Maule Simona, Veglio Franco
Autonomic Unit and Hypertension Unit, Medical Sciences Department, University of Turin, Corso Bramante 88, 10126, Turin, Italy,
Clin Auton Res. 2014 Aug;24(4):195-8. doi: 10.1007/s10286-014-0246-x. Epub 2014 May 31.
Patients with autonomic failure experience orthostatic hypotension (OH) often leading to syncope. Arrhythmias may cause severe syncope, characterized by an increased risk of mortality. We report two cases of patients with primary autonomic neuropathy suffering from both severe OH and arrhythmic syncope.