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Epidemiology of Syncope (Fainting)

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Transient loss of consciousness (T-LOC) is a common clinical presentation. However, since syncope is only one of several explanations for T-LOC, and it is often unclear whether other causes have been adequately excluded, estimates of the frequency of syncope based on T-LOC occurrences can only be considered an approximation.

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  1. Dipartimento di Cardiologia, Centro Aritmologico, Ospedali del Tigullio, Via Bobbio 24, 16033, Lavagna, Italy

    Dr. Michele Brignole

  2. Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Medical School, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St. SE, 55455, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    Dr. David G. Benditt

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Brignole, M., Benditt, D.G. (2011). Epidemiology of Syncope (Fainting). In: Syncope. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-201-8_3

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