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Syncope: Assessment of risk and an approach to evaluation in the emergency department and urgent care clinic

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, 2015
Syncope is among the most frequent forms of transient loss of consciousness (TLOC), and is characterized by a relatively brief and self-limited loss of consciousness that by definition is triggered by transient cerebral hypoperfusion. Most often, syncope
Baris Akdemir, Balaji Krishnan, Tunay Senturk, David G. Benditt   +3 more
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Clinical and molecular characterization of a cardiac ryanodine receptor founder mutation causing catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia [PDF]

, 2015
Background Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a difficult-to-diagnose cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD). We identified a family of 1400 individuals with multiple cases of CPVT, including 36 SCDs during youth.
Allegue, Catarina, Beltran-Alvarez, Pedro, Berne, Paola, Bosch Calero, Cristina, Brugada, Josep, Brugada, Ramon, Campuzano, Oscar, Iglesias, Anna, Pérez, Carmelo, Pérez, Guillermo J., Ruiz Hernandez, Pablo M., Scornik, Fabiana S., Wangüemert, Fernando   +12 more
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“Be Careful What You Swallow”

JACC: Case Reports, 2021
Swallow (deglutition) syncope is a rare form of neurally mediated cardioinhibitory reflex syncope occurring during swallowing. Patients may present to clinicians across multiple disciplines, so high awareness and careful evaluation are essential.
Melanie Dani, MBBS, PhD, Andreas Dirksen, MSc, Patricia Taraborrelli, MSc, PhD, Miriam Toro Castro, BSc (Hons), Dimitrios Panagopoulos, MBBS, Richard Sutton, MBBS, DSc, Phang Boon Lim, MA, PhD   +6 more
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Prohormones in the early diagnosis of cardiac syncope [PDF]

, 2017
Background--The early detection of cardiac syncope is challenging. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of 4 novel prohormones, quantifying different neurohumoral pathways, possibly involved in the pathophysiological features of cardiac syncope ...
Badertscher, Patrick, Boeddinghaus, Jasper, Buser, Andreas, Bustamante, José, Christ, Michael, Cullen, Louise, de Lavallaz, Jeanne du Fay, Di Somma, Salvatore, Flores, Dayana, Frank Peacock, W., Geigy, Nicolas, Giménez, Maria Rubini, Javier Martin-Sanchez, F., Kawecki, Damian, Keller, Dagmar I., Kloos, Wanda, Kozhuharov, Nikola, Kuehne, Michael, Lohrmann, Jens, López, Beatriz, Miró, Oscar, Morawiec, Beata, Mueller, Christian, Nestelberger, Thomas, Osswald, Stefan, Poepping, Imke, Puelacher, Christian, Reichlin, Tobias, Rentsch, Katharina, Sabti, Zaid, Sarasin, François, Shrestha, Samyut, Strebel, Ivo, Than, Martin, Tschuck, Michael, Twerenbold, Raphael, Wildi, Karin   +36 more
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Acceptability of non-drug therapies in older people with orthostatic hypotension: a qualitative study

BMC Geriatrics, 2018
Background Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is highly prevalent in older populations. It is associated with a reduced quality of life and an increased risk of dementia, stroke and death.
Lisa J. Robinson, Ruth M. Pearce, James Frith   +2 more
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Postprandial Hypotension due to a Lack of Sympathetic Compensation in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus. [PDF]

, 2007
Postprandial hypotension is an important hemodynamic abnormality in diabetes mellitus, but few reports are available on the relationship between autonomic dysfunction and postprandial hypotension.
Katayama, Yusuke, Kohno, Kunihisa, Saito, Daiji, Shiraki, Teruo, Takahashi, Natsuki, Takeuchi, Kazufumi, Tanakaya, Machiko, Yumoto, Akihisa   +7 more
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Syncope in an Adolescent [PDF]

Cureus, 2020
Syncope is a common chief complaint in the emergency department (ED); however, the workup of syncope is quite extensive. Likewise, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can also be difficult to diagnose due to the wide range of signs and symptoms, and even a larger list of etiologies.
Nick Chatla, Hardik K Patel, Ahmad Khiami   +2 more
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Age Is a Predictor for the Syncope Recurrence in Elderly Vasovagal Syncope Patients With a Positive Head-Up Tilt Test

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Background: Valid predictors of the syncope recurrence in vasovagal syncope (VVS) patients with a positive head-up tilt test (HUTT) are currently lacking.
Yongjuan Guo, Xiaomin Chen, Tianze Zeng, Lin Wang, Lvwei Cen   +4 more
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Etiological diagnosis, prognostic significance and role of electrophysiological study in patients with Brugada ECG and syncope. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Syncope is considered a risk factor for life-threatening arrhythmias in Brugada patients. Distinguishing a benign syncope from one due to ventricular arrhythmias is often difficult, unless an ECG is recorded during the episode.
Anselmino, M, Barbonaglia, L, Bergamasco, L, Bianchi, F, Bortnik, M, Carvalho, P, Castagno, D, Cerrato, N, Gaita, F, Giustetto, C, Gribaudo, E, Riccardi, R, Rossetti, G, Ruffino, E, Scrocco, C   +14 more
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The Impact of a Nurse‐Led Syncope Clinic: Experience from a single UK tertiary center

Journal of Arrhythmia, 2020
Background Syncope is a leading cause of hospital admission and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Our Syncope Clinic commenced in 2014 and we sought to evaluate its impact on outcomes (1‐yr mortality and syncope re‐hospitalization ...
Ahmed M. Adlan, Helen Eftekhari, Geeta Paul, Sajad Hayat, Faizel Osman   +4 more
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