Tag: syncope
Update on treatment strategies for vasovagal syncope
When speaking on therapy of vasovagal syncope (VVS), it is important to stress that a specific treatment of VVS is only rarely necessary in...
Syncope may increase risk of workplace accidents, job loss
Working-age people who have syncope have a higher risk of occupational accidents and job loss, compared to adults without the condition, according to new research...
Pacemakers with Closed Loop Stimulation programming help to reduce recurrence of...
Patients with refractory reflex vasovagal syncope who received a pacemaker programmed with Closed Loop Stimulation (DDD-CLS, algorithm from Biotronik) had a seven-fold reduction in...
First guideline for evaluating and managing syncope released in USA
The American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association (AHA) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) have recently released the first US guideline...