title: [Fall or syncope?].
abstract: Falls among older adults are a major health problem. When older adults fall, it is difficult to determine whether it is just a simple fall or is caused by syncope, as people often have amnesia for the loss of consciousness. We report three cases in which cardiac monitoring, for seven days or more, showed that falls had been caused by cardiac-related syncopes.
authors.affiliation: Amts Sygehus Roskilde, Geriatrisk Afdeling. lsb@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Lene Strauss
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Bundgaard
authors.forename: Ellen Astrid
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Holm
authors.forename: Michael Mundt
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Ottesen
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy