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We describe the findings of urodynamic studies, together with blood pressure and heart rate monitoring, in five patients with micturition syncope. All patients had almost normal storage and evacuation function and no evidence of prostate hypertrophy. Conventional head-up tilt testing with an empty urinary bladder caused no change in arterial blood pressure, but a moderate increase in heart rate. Urinary bladder filling caused minimal increases of the arterial pressure and heart rate. The sitting posture with a distended bladder caused mild orthostatic hypotension. Urinary bladder evacuation caused a fall in arterial pressure with a decrease in heart rate. These responses were similar to those described in vasovagal syncope. The central mechanism for the initiation of urinary evacuation, or sensory input from the lower urinary tract, may trigger micturition syncope.
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Sakakibara, R., Hattori, T., Kita, K. et al. Urodynamic and cardiovascular measurements in patients with micturition syncope. Clinical Autonomic Research 7, 219–221 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02267744
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