title: [Syncope : epidemiology, definition, classification, pathophysiology and prognosis].
abstract: Syncope is a common clinical issue. Around 40 % of the total population experience syncope during their lifetime. Serious injuries and reduced quality of life are often observed after syncope. Furthermore, in some cases syncope can be associated with an unfavorable prognosis. Due to the complex etiology and pathophysiology, syncope provides challenges for doctors both in private and in clinical practices. This review is based on the latest European guidelines for syncope which were formulated by internists, neurologists, emergency physicians and cardiologists and gives an overview of the current epidemiology, definition, classification, pathophysiology and prognosis of syncope.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Kardiologie, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Lohmühlenstr. 5, 20099, Hamburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: C-H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Heeger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rillig
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.forename: K-H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kuck
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Tilz
mesh_terms: D002309:Cardiology / Q000592:standards*; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D009462:Neurology / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013575:Syncope / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*
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