A 41-year-old man was evaluated for swelling in the ankles and syncope. CT of the chest showed bilateral mediastinal and ...

can help differentiate between vasovagal and cardiac syncope. Characteristics of different causes of syncope are summarized in Box 1. Syncopal episodes in the present case were sudden without ...

Among Framingham participants with syncope, VVS was diagnosed in 21.2% of participants versus cardiac syncope (9.5%) and orthostatic syncope (9.4%); in 36.6% of patients, the cause of syncope was ...

An ECG taken in the emergency room revealed right ... the episode that brought him to the hospital was most likely a rhythmogenic syncope that at first resembled an epileptic seizure.

Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) is a rare genetic ventricular tachycardia which can result in sudden cardiac death and/or syncope in young individuals with ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Giving blood, getting vaccinated, or standing on a stuffy, crowded train can result in dizziness and a loss of consciousness for some people. This reaction is ...