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The Search for the Genes of Vasovagal Syncope

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2019
Only humans faint, and not all do so. Syncope tends to recur, and the predisposition to syncope can persist over many decades. Observations such as these have suggested that there may be a genetic predisposition to vasovagal syncope.
Robert S. Sheldon   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimulación con marcapasos para disminuir recurrencias en pacientes adultos con síncope vasovagal: una revisión sistemática [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Introducción: El sincope vasovagal es la principal causa de pérdida transitoria de la consciencia. Las guías internacionales de tratamiento del síncope recomiendan con un nivel de evidencia débil, el implante de marcapasos para pacientes refractarios al ...
Gelves Meza, Julián Andrés
core   +1 more source

Reflex Syncope With Complete Heart Block Triggered by Swallowing in a Patient on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy

open access: yesPacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are now standard of care for most advanced solid tumors. While effective, they are associated with immune‐related adverse events (irAEs), including rare autonomic complications. We present a patient with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma receiving nivolumab and ipilimumab who developed reflex syncope with ...
Ashley Bouzon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transient asystole associated with vasovagal reflex in an oral surgery patient: A case report

open access: yesSAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023
The perioperative cardiac events may be brought about by a relative imbalance of autonomic activities due to excessive psychological and physical stress.
Hajime Shimoda   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of vasovagal syncope: pacemaker or crossing legs? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
A 50-year-old male patient continued to experience syncope after implantation of a pacemaker. During cardiovascular examination, the patient showed a typical vasovagal response, with normal pacemaker function. Leg crossing, which prohibits the pooling of
Harms, M. P.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Preventing overfilling of blood bags to reduce clot formation and improve donor safety

open access: yesVox Sanguinis, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Overfilling of blood bags is common in low‐resource settings, causing clot formation, donor and recipient risks and blood wastage. This study assessed overfilling prevalence and evaluated a low‐cost intervention to mitigate it.
Kabiru M. Sulaiman   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Avances en síncope vasovagal: De la genética a la clínica [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Estudios recientes sugieren que el síncope vasovagal tiene un componente familiar significativo, lo que sugiere que cuando menos algunas formas puedan tener una causa genética. El receptor adrenérgico β1 predomina en el corazón, determina la función
González-Hermosillo G,J Antonio
core  

The use of a single chamber leadless pacemaker for the treatment of cardioinhibitory vasovagal syncope

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, 2019
Background: The use of pacemakers in the treatment of cardioinhibitory vasovagal syncope is controversial with a mixed message from the limited evidence base.
Paul R. Roberts   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Children with transient loss of consciousness: Clinical characteristics and the effectiveness of diagnostic tests

open access: yesPediatrics and Neonatology, 2020
Background: Transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) is common among children and adolescents. The aims of this study were to identify clinical differences between patients with vasovagal syncope and those with epileptic seizures, which account for a large
Young Ju Choi, Mi Young Han, Eun Hye Lee
doaj   +1 more source

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