A MUM has told how her she feared every meal could be her last after an ultra-rare condition caused her heart to stop beating ...

Syncope is a temporary loss of consciousness that happens due to a decrease in blood flow to your brain. It’s more commonly known as fainting. Fainting accounts for between 3 and 5 percent of ...

Sarah Hall says a procedure to treat her rare condition means she can now "live without fear".

Syncope is relatively common in the emergency department (ED) -- frequency is approximately 1% to 2% of all ED visits, and syncope accounts for roughly the same percentage of hospital admissions. [1,2 ...

A mum with an ultra-rare condition that caused her heart to stop beating properly whenever she swallowed says she feared ...

Feeling dizzy, lightheaded, or suddenly blacking out may seem harmless in some situations, but doctors say fainting can sometimes signal serious underlying health problems.

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Samsung intends to add a fainting-prediction sensor to the Galaxy Watch in the near future. The company announced in early May that it has partnered with Chung-Ang University Gwangmyeong Hospital in ...

We evaluated the incidence, specific causes, and prognosis of syncope among women and men participating in the Framingham Heart Study from 1971 to 1998. Of 7814 study participants followed for an ...

Researchers have developed the world’s first system to predict if someone is about to faint using data from their smartwatch. A clinical study involving 132 patients at Chung-Ang University Hospital ...

Syncope is most common in the young and the old, with an incidence peak at around 15 years of age, particularly in women; subsequently, there is a progressive increase in frequency over the age of 45 ...