This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Syncope is relatively common in the emergency department (ED) -- frequency is approximately 1% to 2% of all ED visits, and syncope accounts for roughly the same percentage of hospital admissions. [1,2 ...

THE present emergency has provided an unusually abundant opportunity for the study of syncope, or fainting, in blood donors. Although not in itself serious, fainting results in loss of time to the ...

Syncopal events, in which an individual has sudden loss of consciousness as a result of reduced cranial blood flow, followed by prompt recovery, are common in children. However, very few episodes of ...

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 syncope ...

‘The eyes see what the brain knows.’ This old adage, famous in the echelons of medicine, highlights why syncope is important in clinical medicine, for it is often missed while evaluating a patient.

Soong and colleagues’ intent was to highlight the overuse of investigations, particularly neuroimaging, among patients with syncope.1 Although Soong and colleagues cited the 2009 European Society of ...

Pregnant women who experienced episodes of syncope -- or fainting -- had higher rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes, as well as postpartum cardiovascular events, researchers found. Women who ...