How and when to investigate syncope.
Recurrent syncope is a distressing phenomenon and may be very difficult to treat where the cause remains obscure. A methodical approach to investigation will often be fruitful when proper emphasis is given to thorough clinical assessment and simple investigations. Where these are normal, head-up tilt testing will often diagnose 'malignant vasovagal syndrome'.
Fitzpatrick
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A
Wessex Cardiac Centre, Southampton.
Sutton
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R
D004562:Electrocardiography; D004594:Electrophysiology; D006801:Humans; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology