title: [Syncope: diagnostic strategy].
abstract: Syncope is a common symptom of clinical practice which raises the problem of the differential diagnosis of other causes of loss of consciousness and a logical diagnostic strategy to avoid systematic prescription of expensive, invasive and often valueless investigations. The aim of this article is to propose a diagnostic procedure for syncopes in adults based on recent recommendations and the value of currently available diagnostic tests.
authors.affiliation: Département de cardiologie, hôpital de La Cavale Blanche, CHU Brest, 29609 Brest. jacques.mansourati@chu-brest.fr
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mansourati
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology