Vasovagal syncope is the most common type of fainting, a temporary loss of consciousness. It's a condition that happens when your blood pressure and heart rate suddenly drop, delivering less oxygen to ...

Melbourne, Australia - Contrary to some previous reports, new research involving twins suggests that genes probably do play an important role in vasovagal syncope (VVS) [1]. The new study, which ...

An older woman with no prior cardiac or neurologic history developed unexplained syncope shortly after initiating acamprosate. The comprehensive diagnostic workup was unremarkable. Acamprosate was ...

Months later, I'm back to normal. Gymming, living, and, thank goodness, having sex without terror. I’m grateful I trusted my ...

Fainting represents one of the body’s most dramatic protective mechanisms – a sudden, temporary loss of consciousness that looks alarming but often serves a vital purpose. This phenomenon, medically ...

Patients with recurrent fainting episodes (syncope) who received a pacemaker delivering a pacing program designed to detect and stop the abnormal heart rhythms that precede syncope had a seven-fold ...

Parents have been anything but “faint” of heart to ask me about what to do if their child or teenager should experience a fainting episode. Well, let me pass out some information on this topic.