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To the Editor: Baroreflex failure is characterized by episodes of severe hypertension and tachycardia,¹ alternating with episodes of normal or even low blood pressure and bradycardia.² It is often caused by interruption of the baroreflex arch as a result of bilateral damage to the glossopharyngeal and vagus nerves from trauma, radiation, or surgery. Less often, the lesion is in the brain stem,³ and in some cases, the primary cause is not found.

A 68-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of baroreflex failure because of a four-year history of severe episodes of hypertension (systolic blood pressure >200 mm Hg for two . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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• Ketch, T., Biaggioni, I., Robertson, R., Robertson, D. (2002). Four Faces of Baroreflex Failure: Hypertensive Crisis, Volatile Hypertension, Orthostatic Tachycardia, and Malignant Vagotonia. Circulation 105: 2518-2523 [Abstract] [Full Text]