Fainting, or syncope, is often dismissed as harmless, but doctors warn it can be an early sign of heart failure. It occurs ...

Often dismissed as stress or dehydration, fainting can be the heart's first warning sign. Cardiologists caution that ...

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 ...

Syncopal events, in which an individual has sudden loss of consciousness as a result of reduced cranial blood flow, followed by prompt recovery, are common in children. However, very few episodes of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UBC study has found no need to impose more driving restrictions on people who have recently suffered from first-episode ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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