Dizziness accounts for 3.3% to 4.4% of ED visits. 1–3 This translates into more than 4.3
million ED patients with dizziness or vertigo annually in the United States 4 and probably 50 …

Detailed history taking is of paramount importance to establish a reliable diagnosis in
patients with transient loss of consciousness. In this article the clinical symptoms and signs …

Pierwsze wytyczne ESC dotyczące postępowania w omdleniach opublikowano w 2001
roku, a ich kolejne wersje w latach 2004 i 2009. W marcu 2015 roku CPG uznała, że …

Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (version 2009) Page 1 ESC
GUIDELINES Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (version 2009) The …

Background Dizziness, a common chief complaint, has an extensive differential diagnosis
that includes both benign and serious conditions. Emergency physicians must distinguish …

Young women exhibit higher prevalence of orthostatic hypotension with presyncopal
symptoms compared to men. These symptoms could be influenced by an attenuated ability …

Syncope is a common problem which can be remarkably debilitating and associated with
high health care costs; its true incidence is difficult to estimate due to variation in definition …

Episodes of transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) events pose diagnostic difficulties, as
the causes are diverse, carry vastly different risks, and span various specialties. An …

Cardiac syncope is most often arrhythmic. Syncope during tachycardia is related to rate but
modulated by the specific arrhythmia (supraventricular/ventricular), preload conditions …

Sudden cardiac and cerebral events are most common in the morning. A fundamental
question is whether these events are triggered by the increase in physical activity after …