BARCELONA, Spain — About half of all people will have an episode of syncope in their lifetime, and up until now, an equal number in any part of the world will have been admitted to the hospital, even ...

Syncope is a transient loss of consciousness and postural tone followed by spontaneous recovery without therapeutic intervention. It is a common clinical problem, the origins of which are often ...

We evaluated the incidence, specific causes, and prognosis of syncope among women and men participating in the Framingham Heart Study from 1971 to 1998. Of 7814 study participants followed for an ...

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Recurrent syncope — abrupt loss of consciousness — can have a serious impact on patients’ quality of life, comparable with chronic illnesses. Vasovagal syncope (VVS) is a specific reflex syncope, in ...