In addition, the patients were asked to complete a questionnaire, which explored medical history, duration, frequency and features of syncope-related symptoms, smoking status, and current ...

Syncope is most common in the young and the old, with an incidence peak at around 15 years of age, particularly in women; subsequently, there is a progressive increase in frequency over the age of ...

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Thus, there is a lack of a reliable, widely accepted and universal risk prediction tool for serious outcomes in patients with syncope. Clinical evaluation and treatment of these patients vary widely ...

These findings should help the physician faced with a syncopal patient with SSS in understanding the need for meticulous workup prior to offering pacemaker therapy; in managing the patient's ...

There were no serious adverse effects. Conclusions Midodrine had a conspicuous beneficial effect on symptom frequency, symptoms during head up tilt, and quality of life. Midodrine is recommended for ...

The transient nature of syncope makes its evaluation challenging. After an initial history, physical examination, and electrocardiogram, the cause of syncope can remain unexplained in up to 47% of ...

Syncope is the most frequent cause of TLOC. Myoclonic movements during syncope are not uncommon and can be misdiagnosed as epilepsy. It is rare to experience paresis after syncope, which in this case, ...

Syncope, or transient loss of consciousness ... Richard N. Fogoros, MD, is a retired professor of medicine and board-certified in internal medicine, clinical cardiology, and clinical electrophysiology ...

Whitman County Public Health announced a rise in whooping cough cases at Washington State University(WSU), confirming a total ...