Journal article
Syncope : causes, clinical evaluation, and current therapy
Annual review of medicine, Vol.43(1), pp.283-300
1992
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.me.43.020192.001435
PMID: 1580590
Abstract
Syncope is a common clinical problem comprising the sudden loss of both consciousness and postural tone, with a subsequent spontaneous and relatively prompt recovery. Often it is difficult to differentiate a true syncopal spell from other conditions, such as seizure disorders, or from some simple accidents. Even more difficult is the identification of the cause of syncopal episodes. Nonetheless, establishing a definitive diagnosis is an important task given the high risk of recurrent symptoms. Careful use of noninvasive and invasive cardiovascular studies (including electrophysiologic testing and tilt-table testing) along with selected hematologic, biochemical, and neurologic studies provides, in the majority of cases, the most effective strategy for obtaining a specific diagnosis and for directing therapy.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Syncope : causes, clinical evaluation, and current therapy
- Creators
- D. G Benditt - University of MinnesotaS Remole - University of Minnesota Medical SchoolS Milstein - University of Minnesota Medical SchoolS Bailin - University of Minnesota
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annual review of medicine, Vol.43(1), pp.283-300
- DOI
- 10.1146/annurev.me.43.020192.001435
- PMID
- 1580590
- NLM abbreviation
- Annu Rev Med
- ISSN
- 0066-4219
- eISSN
- 1545-326X
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1992
- Academic Unit
- Cardiovascular Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984359779102771
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