Melbourne, Australia - Contrary to some previous reports, new research involving twins suggests that genes probably do play an important role in vasovagal syncope (VVS) [1]. The new study, which ...

Syncope is relatively common in the emergency department (ED) -- frequency is approximately 1% to 2% of all ED visits, and syncope accounts for roughly the same percentage of hospital admissions. [1,2 ...

A male adolescent suffered a sudden syncopal episode lasting 15 s, accompanied by loss of consciousness without convulsions.

Vasovagal syncope is caused by a sudden drop in your blood pressure as a result of a reaction to something. This causes your heart to slow down for a short time. As a result, your brain may not ...

Why has an otherwise healthy woman in her late 60s had repeated episodes of fainting and dizziness for the past several weeks? The woman presented to the emergency department immediately after one ...

In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information, sharing his or her reasoning with the reader ...

New syncope guidelines released this week by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) boost certain recommendations and demote others, but according to members of the writing group, they represent the ...

Ever felt dizzy or fainted? We often take such episodes extremely lightly as one could resume normal activities after gaining consciousness. However, such episodes regularly can be a major cause of ...

Do you often feel lightheaded and lose consciousness while carrying out your daily tasks? This unsettling experience, known as syncope or fainting, is a sudden, temporary loss of consciousness caused ...

Background A 55-year-old man presented at hospital with recurrent syncope. He did not have any prodromic symptoms and did not report having palpitations, dizziness or chest pain before, during or ...

This section presents medications that are known to potentially lead to 'Cardiac syncope' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. Please be ...