TY - JOUR
T1 - Fainting
AU - Benditt, David G.
AU - Goldstein, MaryAnn
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam. All rights reserved.
PY - 2002/8/27
Y1 - 2002/8/27
N2 - Fainting is common in humans because the brain resides far above the source of its blood supply (the heart). Any abrupt drop in blood pressure can lead to a faint. Fortunately, the cause is often innocent, and recurrence is infrequent. However, a faint may warn of serious underlying heart disease. In many patients, the physician can distinguish between innocent and serious situations by taking a detailed medical history, carefully reviewing the circumstances of the faint(s), examining the fainter, and perhaps obtaining a heart tracing (ECG) and/or a painless heart imaging test (echocardiogram). On occasion, additional medical tests are needed. Overall, in 80% to 90% of fainters, a likely cause can be established and effective treatment initiated.
AB - Fainting is common in humans because the brain resides far above the source of its blood supply (the heart). Any abrupt drop in blood pressure can lead to a faint. Fortunately, the cause is often innocent, and recurrence is infrequent. However, a faint may warn of serious underlying heart disease. In many patients, the physician can distinguish between innocent and serious situations by taking a detailed medical history, carefully reviewing the circumstances of the faint(s), examining the fainter, and perhaps obtaining a heart tracing (ECG) and/or a painless heart imaging test (echocardiogram). On occasion, additional medical tests are needed. Overall, in 80% to 90% of fainters, a likely cause can be established and effective treatment initiated.
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U2 - 10.1161/01.CIR.0000028398.85327.B4
DO - 10.1161/01.CIR.0000028398.85327.B4
M3 - Short survey
C2 - 12196326
AN - SCOPUS:0037183464
SN - 0009-7322
VL - 106
SP - 1048
EP - 1050
JO - Circulation
JF - Circulation
IS - 9
ER -