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European Heart Journal Advance Access published online on February 9, 2008
European Heart Journal, doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm637
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Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved. © The Author 2008. For permissions please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Syncope and trauma. Are syncope-related traumatic injuries the key to find the specific cause of the symptom?

J. Auer*

Europaklinikum Braunau/Simbach, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, General Hospital Braunau/Simbach, Ringstrasse 60, A- 5280 Braunau am Inn, Austria; Plinganser Strasse 10, D-84359 Simbach am Inn, Germany

* Corresponding author. Tel: +43 7722 804 5000, Email: johann.auer@khbr.at/ johann.auer@khsim.de

This editorial refers to ‘Physical injuries caused by a transient loss of consciousness. Main clinical characteristics of patients and diagnostic contribution of carotid sinus massage’ by A. Bartoletti et al. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehm563

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Syncope is a prevalent disorder, accounting for 3–5% of emergency department (ED) visits and 1–3% of hospital admissions.1 A cardiac cause of syncope is an independent predictor of sudden death, and mortality rates are higher in patients with cardiac syncope compared with those of non-cardiac or unknown origin.2 In addition, significant morbidity may result from falls or accidents resulting from syncope. Bartoletti et al.3 have provided valuable information about the prevalence and the characteristics of secondary trauma among patients referred to the ED for a transient, self-limited loss of consciousness (TLOC). A total of 1114 patients with a true syncope and 139 individuals with a non-syncopal condition (including seizures, cerebrovascular accidents, dizziness, intoxication, hypoglycaemia, and psychogenic disorders) who presented during a period of 24 months were enrolled in this single-centre study. Among the 1253 consecutive patients with TLOC, 365 . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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