Episodes of fainting are mostly dismissed as those due to stress, fatigue, or dehydration. Sometimes, even when you do not eat properly, you may feel unconscious, but doctors have a different take.

When the heart beats too fast or too slow, blood pressure can drop suddenly, reducing blood flow to the brain and causing a ...

Adults aged 40 years or older presenting to the emergency department (ED) with presyncope (near-fainting) or syncope (fainting) had similar rates of 30-day serious cardiac outcomes (5.2% vs 4.7%), ...

Fainting represents one of the body’s most dramatic protective mechanisms – a sudden, temporary loss of consciousness that looks alarming but often serves a vital purpose. This phenomenon, medically ...

The ED evaluation of syncope necessitates obtaining a careful history to determine whether such causes as intoxication, sepsis, migraine, or seizure are likely. Physical examination will aid in ...

Most of us have experienced fainting at least once in our lives. It is the sudden loss of consciousness, usually caused by a sudden drop in blood flow to the brain. What other health issues can cause ...

A syncope is the clinical name given to a brief blackout (visual greyout) or an episode of fainting or momentary collapse. It is triggered when the brain does not receive enough blood for a short ...

While fainting is often linked to stress, dehydration or prolonged standing, some episodes may be caused by cardiac syncope, a serious condition resulting from a sudden drop in blood flow from the ...