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 ...

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 ...

Pregnant women who experienced episodes of syncope -- or fainting -- had higher rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes, as well as postpartum cardiovascular events, researchers found. Women who ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...