A higher proportion of men than of women fainted in the phase without nitroglycerin in tilt-induced vasovagal syncope.
Maryam GhariqRoland D ThijsL Martine BekErik W van ZwetDavid G BendittJ Gert van DijkPublished in: Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society (2020)
Men were more susceptible to induction of VVS without nitroglycerin and women after it. The unexpected findings may be due to sex-specific pathophysiological differences.