"Syncope" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A transient loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished blood flow to the brain (i.e., BRAIN ISCHEMIA). Presyncope refers to the sensation of lightheadedness and loss of strength that precedes a syncopal event or accompanies an incomplete syncope. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp367-9)
| Descriptor ID |
D013575
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.358.800.600 C23.888.592.604.359.800.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Syncope, Cardiogenic- Syncope, Cardiogenic
- Cardiogenic Syncope
- Cardiogenic Syncopes
- Syncopes, Cardiogenic
Syncope, Carotid Sinus- Syncope, Carotid Sinus
- Carotid Sinus Syncope
- Carotid Sinus Syncopes
- Syncopes, Carotid Sinus
Syncope, Convulsive- Syncope, Convulsive
- Convulsive Syncope
- Convulsive Syncopes
- Syncopes, Convulsive
Syncope, Deglutitional- Syncope, Deglutitional
- Deglutitional Syncope
- Deglutitional Syncopes
- Syncopes, Deglutitional
Syncope, Effort- Syncope, Effort
- Effort Syncope
- Effort Syncopes
- Syncopes, Effort
Syncope, Hyperventilation- Syncope, Hyperventilation
- Hyperventilation Syncope
- Hyperventilation Syncopes
- Syncopes, Hyperventilation
Syncope, Micturition- Syncope, Micturition
- Micturition Syncope
- Micturition Syncopes
- Syncopes, Micturition
Syncope, Postural- Syncope, Postural
- Postural Syncope
- Postural Syncopes
- Syncopes, Postural
Syncope, Situational- Syncope, Situational
- Situational Syncope
- Situational Syncopes
- Syncopes, Situational
Syncope, Stokes-Adams- Syncope, Stokes-Adams
- Stokes-Adams Syncope
- Stokes-Adams Syncopes
- Syncope, Stokes Adams
- Syncopes, Stokes-Adams
Syncope, Tussive- Syncope, Tussive
- Syncopes, Tussive
- Tussive Syncope
- Tussive Syncopes
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Syncope" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical characteristics and long-term clinical course of patients with Brugada syndrome without previous cardiac arrest: a multiparametric risk stratification approach. Europace. 2019 12 01; 21(12):1911-1918.
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Recent advances in the understanding and management of long QT syndrome. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2014 Dec; 26(6):727-33.
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Aortic valve mass with unusual pathology in a patient presenting with syncope. Herz. 2013 Dec; 38(8):881-3.
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Left thorascopic sympathectomy for refractory long QT syndrome in children. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2011 Nov; 8(5):455-9.
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Massive spontaneous hemothorax during the immediate postpartum period. Tex Heart Inst J. 2009; 36(3):247-9.
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Side effects of using nitrates to treat angina. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2006 Sep; 5(5):667-74.
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Follow-up of patients with unexplained syncope and inducible ventricular tachyarrhythmias: analysis of the AVID registry and an AVID substudy. Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2001 Sep; 12(9):996-1001.
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Implantable cardioverter defibrillator discharge rates in patients with unexplained syncope, structural heart disease, and inducible ventricular tachycardia at electrophysiologic study. Clin Cardiol. 2000 Mar; 23(3):195-200.
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Ablation of a left-sided free-wall accessory pathway by percutaneous catheter application of radiofrequency current in a patient with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 1989 Oct; 12(10):1681-90.
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Ventricular tachyarrhythmias in the long QT syndromes. Med Clin North Am. 1984 Sep; 68(5):1079-109.