Syncope A symptom that presents with an abrupt, transient, complete loss of consciousness,
associated with inability to maintain postural tone, with rapid and spontaneous recovery. The …

Syncope—an abrupt, transient, complete loss of consciousness, associated with
concomitant loss of postural tone—is characterized by rapid onset, with or without a …

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Syncope is a clinical syndrome in which transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) is caused
by a period of inadequate cerebral blood flow and oxygenation, most often the result of an …

Syncope is a form of transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) resulting from cerebral
hypoperfusion and is characterized by rapid onset, short duration and spontaneous …

Syncope is defined as a sudden and transient loss of consciousness associated with a loss
of postural tone, with spontaneous recovery. Although this definition was originally restricted …

The First Edition of this book was published in 2011. Utilizing an evidence-based approach,
it offered practical guidance for the wide range of medical practitioners involved in the care …

The term 'syncope'is derived from an old Greek word meaning 'to cut short'or 'interrupt'. In
modern usage, syncope refers to a transient and spontaneously reversible interruption of …

Patients commonly present with syncope at emergency departments and other facilities for
urgent care. Syncope is understood by physicians to be a transient, self-terminating period …

Abstract The American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACCF) and the American Heart
Association (AHA) have recently published, in both the Journal of the American College of …