title: Vasodepressor syncope. Diagnosis and management.
abstract: Vasodepressor syncope is a common medical problem that can be diagnosed through an accurate history and upright tilt testing. In most cases, patients experience a striking decrease in syncopal episodes following a tilt test, and long-term therapy is not necessary. In the rare patient who experiences no prodrome and continues to experience injury-causing syncope, empiric therapy with drugs or dual-chamber pacing has to be considered despite the lack of controlled trials establishing the efficacy of such therapies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Barbey
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D013565:Sympatholytics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019462:Syncope, Vasovagal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018667:Tilt-Table Test / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D013565:Sympatholytics