Sophia Antipolis, France – 1 Sept 2020: Fainting affects one in two people during their lifetime. Those with recurrent episodes are often afraid to socialise or go to work. Today researchers report the first effective therapy. The late breaking research is presented at ESC Congress 2020.1 Fainting is caused by a fall in blood pressure...
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Study identifies first potential biomarker for a debilitating fainting condition
POTS, or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, often brings a confounding mix of symptoms, but a simple blood test could make diagnosis far easier UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO New research from The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences strongly suggests postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS, is an autoimmune disorder and may help pave...
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Tilt training prevents fainting
Worry and fear about fainting reduced and patients returned to work EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY Lisbon, Portugal – 18 March 2019: Tilt training effectively prevents fainting, according to research presented today at EHRA 2019, a European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress.1 The programme also improved quality of life, reduced the worry and fear about future fainting and enabled patients to return to work. “Our...
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How long do people need to be monitored after fainting?
For the first time, physicians in the Emergency Department (ED) have evidence-based recommendations on how best to catch the life-threatening conditions that make some people faint. New research published in Circulation suggests that low-risk patients can be safely sent home by a physician after spending two hours in the ED, and medium and high-risk patients...