Elderly Man with Syncope

Syncope in a young man.

A33-year-old man awakened early with warmth, diaphoresis, and palpitations. He went to the kitchen to drink water, felt light-headed, and fell to the floor. When he got up, he lost consciousness completely and fell again, lacerating his chin and chipping his tooth. On awakening, he felt cold and clammy and went to the emergency department. History revealed that 2 days earlier the patient had be...

A case report of recurrent syncope & transient ischaemic attack in elderly man

Intracardiac myxoma is the most frequent benign tumour of the heart. Although most (75%) are located in the left atrium (LA), myxomas are also found in the right atrium (18%), right ventricle (4%), and left ventricle (3%).They occur in all age groups, most frequently between third and sixth decade, while it is rare in the ninth decade [1,2]. Left atrial myxoma(LAM) is histologically benign and ...

Postprandial hypotension in elderly patients with unexplained syncope.

BACKGROUND Syncope in older patients may be caused by a variety of disorders, including hypotension, but frequently remains unexplained. Postprandial hypotension is a common disorder of blood pressure regulation in the elderly. OBJECTIVE To determine the pathogenic mechanisms and potential role of postprandial hypotension in elderly patients with otherwise unexplained syncope. METHODS We st...

Etiology of Syncope and Unexplained Falls in Elderly Adults with Dementia: Syncope and Dementia (SYD) Study.

OBJECTIVES To investigate the etiology of transient loss of consciousness (T-LOC) suspected to be syncope and unexplained falls in elderly adults with dementia. DESIGN Prospective, observational, multicenter study. SETTING Acute care wards, syncope units or centers for the diagnosis of dementia. PARTICIPANTS Individuals aged 65 and older with a diagnosis of dementia and one or more episod...

Cat naps: an elderly woman with recurrent syncope.