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==Cardiac syncope== | ==Cardiac syncope== | ||
===Diagnostic evaluation=== | ===Diagnostic evaluation=== | ||
Cardiac arrhythmias, both brady- and tachyarrhythmias can cause syncope, due to a decrease in cardiac output. Additional factors which determine the susceptibility to syncope due to arrhythmias are the type of arrhythmia (atrial or ventricular), the status of left ventricular function, posture and the adequacy of vascular compensation are important. Structural heart disease can cause syncope when circulatory demands outweigh the impaired ability of the heart rate to increase its output. | |||
Higher age, an abnormal ECG (rhythm abnormalities, conduction disorders, hypertrophy, old myocardial infarction, possible acute ischaemia, and AV block), a history of cardiovascular disease, especially ventricular arrhythmia, heart failure, syncope occurring without prodrome or during effort or supine, were found to be predictors of arrhythmia and/or 1-year mortality. | |||
If cardiac syncope is suspected cardiac evaluation (echocardiography, stress testing, electrophysiological study, and prolonged ECG monitoring including loop recorder) is recommended. | |||
===Treatment=== | ===Treatment=== | ||