منابع مشابه
Reflex syncope: Diagnosis and treatment
For the diagnosis of reflex syncope, diligent history-building with the patient and a witness is required. In the Emergency Department (ED), the assessment of syncope is a challenge which may be addressed by an ED Observation Unit or by a referral to a Syncope Unit. Hospital admission is necessary for those with life-threatening cardiac conditions although risk stratification remains an unsolve...
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This review assesses the role of all types of therapy for reflex syncope including physical counter-measures, diet, behavior, drugs and implantable devices. There are no drugs currently demonstrated to have convincingly beneficial effect by randomized controlled trial. However, provided that the patient experiences warning of an impending attack physical counter-measures are demonstrably effect...
متن کاملDiagnosis and treatment of syncope.
Correspondence to: Professor Michele Brignole, Department of Cardiology and Arrhythmologic Centre, Ospedali del Tigullio, 16033 Lavagna, Italy; mbrignole@ ASL4.liguria.it __________________________ I n the evaluation of patients with syncope, the critical first step is a detailed medical history. A diagnostic strategy based on initial evaluation is warranted. The importance of the initial evalu...
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Syncope can be defined as a temporary loss of consciousness and postural tone secondary to a lack of adequate cerebral blood perfusion. The incidence of syncope coming to medical attention appears to be clearly increased in two age groups—that is, in the young and in the old (fig 1). An incidence peak occurs around the age of 15 years, with females having more than twice the incidence of males....
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Arrhythmia
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1880-4276
DOI: 10.1016/j.joa.2017.03.007