Melbourne, Australia - Contrary to some previous reports, new research involving twins suggests that genes probably do play an important role in vasovagal syncope (VVS) [1]. The new study, which ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UBC study has found no need to impose more driving restrictions on people who have recently suffered from first-episode ...

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 ...

Vasovagal syncope is caused by a sudden drop in your blood pressure as a result of a reaction to something. This causes your heart to slow down for a short time. As a result, your brain may not ...

New syncope guidelines released this week by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) boost certain recommendations and demote others, but according to members of the writing group, they represent the ...

Ever felt dizzy or fainted? We often take such episodes extremely lightly as one could resume normal activities after gaining consciousness. However, such episodes regularly can be a major cause of ...

Background A 55-year-old man presented at hospital with recurrent syncope. He did not have any prodromic symptoms and did not report having palpitations, dizziness or chest pain before, during or ...

Why has an otherwise healthy woman in her late 60s had repeated episodes of fainting and dizziness for the past several weeks? The woman presented to the emergency department immediately after one ...