Adults aged 40 years or older presenting to the emergency department (ED) with presyncope (near-fainting) or syncope (fainting) had similar rates of 30-day serious cardiac outcomes (5.2% vs 4.7%), ...

Syncope is a transient and abrupt loss of consciousness with complete return to preexisting neurologic function. It is classified as neurally mediated (i.e., carotid sinus hypersensitivity, ...

Fainting episodes are often brushed aside as the result of dehydration, fatigue, stress, or skipped meals. But cardiologists warn that this casual approach can be dangerous. What many people describe ...

You may have heard that people who feel faint should sit with their heads between their knees, but is that true? And how can you tell whether you or someone else who has fainted should go to the ...

Athens, Greece 26 June 2013. Two important studies were released at the Late Breaking Clinical Trials session II at EHRA EUROPACE 2013. The PREFER AF study2 found that Oral anticoagulation is now used ...

The ED evaluation of syncope necessitates obtaining a careful history to determine whether such causes as intoxication, sepsis, migraine, or seizure are likely. Physical examination will aid in ...

Syncope (fainting) accounts for around 650,000 emergency department visits in the UK every year. The ASPIRED trial compared a wearable ECG heart monitor worn for 14 days with standard care in patients ...

Syncope is the medical term for fainting or a loss of consciousness. It is a common occurrence and often an explanation can be provided based on the person’s history alone. Other times, medical ...

Newswise — LONDON — You may have heard that people who feel faint should sit with their heads between their knees, but is that true? And how can you tell whether you or someone else who has fainted ...