Distinguishing benign syncope from life-threatening cardiac causes of syncope

Syncope, defined as the temporary loss of consiousness and postural tone resulting from an abrupt transient decrease in cerebral blood flow, is a common usually benign self-limiting event. However, rarely, it may be the first warning sign of a serious condition including arrhythmias, structural hear...

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Published in:	Seminars in pediatric neurology Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 32 - 38
Main Author:	Strieper, Margaret J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-03-2005
Subjects:	Death, Sudden, Cardiac - etiology Death, Sudden, Cardiac - prevention & control Diagnosis, Differential Humans Syncope - complications Syncope - diagnosis Syncope - therapy
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