Fainting happens when your brain doesn’t get enough blood. Dehydration, shock, too much alcohol, and even anxiety can lead to fainting. If you think you’re about to faint, lie down or put your head ...

Objective The study compared clinical characteristics and response at head-up tilt test (HUTT) between situational (SS) and vasovagal syncope (VVS). Methods Consecutive patients who underwent ...

To the Editor: Drs. Proudfit and Forteza, in their article on micturition syncope in the February 12 issue of the Journal, remark that they could find no other reports of this condition. However, a ...

In January 2006, the ACC and AHA, in collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society, released a joint scientific statement on the evaluation of syncope. [7] The report notes that the primary purpose of ...

Although extensive cardiovascular studies involving the tilt table were done in most of the cases described by Lyle and his associates 5 their studies were within normal limits. The exact physiologic ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It affects more than 20 per cent of the population, but few of us would think that constipation increases the risk of having a heart ...

Do you often feel lightheaded and lose consciousness while carrying out your daily tasks? This unsettling experience, known as syncope or fainting, is a sudden, temporary loss of consciousness caused ...

Objective: To review and summarize the characteristics and therapy of paraganglioma of the urinary bladder (PUB). Method: Patients who underwent the operation in Peking Union Medical College Hospital ...

Is there any truth to the phrase "I'm dying of laughter"? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A side-splitting joke might spur, ...

A 59-year-old man with nonischemic cardiomyopathy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and alcohol abuse disorder presented with hypoxemic respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation. The ...