Carotid sinus syncope due to head and neck cancer is uncommon and the management is challenging. Permanent pacemaker implantation is generally considered but malnutrition with subsequent chemo-radiation increases the risk of device infection. This is a first case report of the sequential use of aminophylline and theophylline for pharmacological temporization. ().
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