The table was manually tilted to a 60-degree angle and held in that position for 20 minutes. If the patient did not faint or develop symptoms, nitroglycerine was administered under the tongue to ...

History-taking and physical examination will usually indicate whether the fainting spell is syncopal or from another cause, and will allow for a precise diagnosis in about 40% of older patients. [7] ...

Young, healthy soldiers (aged 18-20 years) were referred to the Sheba Medical Center for evaluation of recurrent syncope. Participants were recruited to the study between July 2002 and July 2004.

Patients commonly present with syncope at emergency departments and other facilities for urgent care. Syncope is understood by physicians to be a transient, self-terminating period of cerebral ...

Syncope is a common condition. Tilt testing with sublingual nitroglycerin (TT-TNT) provides a test with good specificity and positivity rate in young and old patients. Its use in hypertensive patients ...

The circadian system may contribute to the daily pattern of vasovagal syncope via its influences on physiological responses to changes in body posture. Fainting, or syncope, is quite common. About 50% ...

Investigators studied diagnostic and treatment pathways for neurogenic orthostatic hypotension in a man with fluctuating blood pressure and several comorbidities. Considering neurogenic orthostatic ...