Syncope (patient information)
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What is syncope?
How do I know if I have syncope and what are the symptoms of syncope?
Who is at risk for syncope?
- Cardiac causes
- Arrhythmia, such as ventricular tachycardia, sick sinus syndrome
- Abnormal constructure in cardiovascular, such as aortic stenosis, aortic dissection, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
- Hypertensin
How to know you have syncope?
When to seek urgent medical care?
Treatment options
Diseases with similar symptoms
Where to find medical care for syncope?
Directions to Hospitals Treating syncope
Prevention of syncope
What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)?
Copyleft Sources
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4749
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5612
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/811669-overview
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/disorders/electric/syncope.aspx