A 12-year-old female with no significant past medical history had a brief (< 1 minute) syncopal episode about 3 minutes after the placement of measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) shot #2 and hepatitis B #1 ...

Syncope is a reversible loss of consciousness and postural vascular tone resulting from a sudden lack or decrease of cerebral blood flow. [11] In other words, diminished oxygen to the brain makes a ...

Researchers from Italy and the US have reported that idiopathic syncope is a risk factor for sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). In particular, patients who ...

A 36 year old male weight training enthusiast suffered several syncopal episodes. An electrocardiogram confirmed atrial fibrillation with normal ventricular response. The patient admitted to taking ...

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He is employed as a carpenter, and notes that his syncope caused a traffic accident in the past that injured his cervical spine. He notes that his family history does not include syncope, ischemic ...

A female in her early 30s with a previous history of postpartum granulomatous hypophysitis presented with palpitations and a syncopal episode. She was haemodynamically unstable on arrival with a heart ...