کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2930130 1576255 2012 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The older patient with syncope: Practicalities and controversies
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی کاردیولوژی و پزشکی قلب و عروق
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The older patient with syncope: Practicalities and controversies
چکیده انگلیسی

The prevalence of syncope, in particular cardiac syncope, increases with advancing age and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis of syncope within this population can be complex due to atypical presentations, amnesia for events and the overlap with falls. Thus, a lower threshold for investigation, preferably within a specialist syncope service, is necessary. Investigations for neurally mediated syncope, such as head-up tilt table testing, are well tolerated in the older patients, while advances in auto-activated cardiac monitoring devices have increased the diagnostic yield for cardiac syncope. The treatment of syncope ranges from simple conservative measures through to permanent cardiac pacing. This is a review of the existing literature highlighting the epidemiology, aetiology, clinical features, investigation and management strategies of syncope in the older population.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: International Journal of Cardiology - Volume 155, Issue 1, 23 February 2012, Pages 9–13
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