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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 11055679 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Syncope is a common clinical presentation. Although most commonly benign, it may herald a pathology with a poor prognosis. The work-up of syncope includes a careful history, physical examination, electrocardiogram, risk stratification, and appropriately directed testing. The key factor in the investigation of syncope is the presence (or absence) of structural heart disease or an abnormal electrocardiogram. The most useful investigation in unexplained syncope with a normal heart is the tilt table test for evaluating predisposition to neurocardiogenic (vasovagal) syncope. In the setting of structural heart disease or an abnormal electrocardiogram, electrophysiologic studies play a more important role. The utility of noninvasive cardiac monitoring for symptom-rhythm correlation may be limited by infrequent symptoms. The availability of external and implantable loop recorders allows prolonged periods of monitoring to increase diagnostic yield. The management of patients with syncope may be complex. Early referral to a cardiac electrophysiologist is warranted in patients who are at high risk. |
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Authors:
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D J Heaven; R Sutton |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Critical care medicine Volume: 28 ISSN: 0090-3493 ISO Abbreviation: Crit. Care Med. Publication Date: 2000 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-11-14 Completed Date: 2000-11-14 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0355501 Medline TA: Crit Care Med Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: N116-20 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Electrophysiology Laboratory, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA. |
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Electroencephalography Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac Exercise Test Heart Diseases / complications Humans Hypotension, Orthostatic / physiopathology, therapy Physical Examination Syncope / etiology*, physiopathology, therapy Syncope, Vasovagal / etiology, physiopathology Tilt-Table Test |
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