Syncope is a frequent cause for emergency consultation and hospital admission; it is also an indicator of reduced survival rate among older adults. The differential diagnosis may be large ...

These features raise concerns about a cardiac, specifically arrhythmic, cause of syncope. In building a differential diagnosis in this case, the history of coronary artery disease, which had led ...

Transient ischemic attacks rarely result in syncope. A careful physical examination is second only to the history in terms of importance for establishing the differential diagnosis. Orthostatic ...

Syncope is defined as TLOC due to cerebral ... Deviation from any of the defining features of TLOC changes the differential diagnosis; for example, lack of unconsciousness means that all causes ...

Our patient presented with syncope secondary to conduction disease, which required pacemaker insertion. The differential diagnosis of conduction disease in her age group includes coronary artery ...

Aside from the vasodilatory effects of serotonin, carcinoid patients can also have cardiac valvular involvement that could contribute to syncope. Another major consideration in the differential ...

We can then cross-reference each differential diagnosis ... At first, the patient’s episodes of syncope might have suggested either neurocardiogenic syncope during micturition or orthostatic ...

Syncope is the medical term for fainting. When you faint, you lose consciousness for a short time. Overall, syncope is caused by a decrease in blood flow to the brain, which can lead to a ...

You won’t die from vasovagal syncope on its own. However, the suddenness of the reaction and temporary loss of consciousness that follows can lead to dangerous falls and injuries. Vasovagal ...