ACCEL Lite: The Serious (and Not So Serious) Side of Faints and Falls: Is My Syncope Patient at Increased Risk?

<div> <div> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Syncope occurs commonly in the general population and apart from risks of injury due to physical collapse, they can cause patients considerable anxiety and diminished quality-of-life. Better understanding of the syncope 'landscape' can help practitioners provide more effective prevention strategies while permitting patients to cope more effectively with fears of recurrences.</span> <span data-ccp-props= "{}"><br /></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span data-contrast="auto">In this interview, David G Benditt, MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC, FRCPC, CCDS and Thomas F. Deering MD, FACC discuss The Serious (and Not So Serious) Side of Faints and Falls: Is My Syncope Patient at Increased Risk?</span> <span data-ccp-props="{}"><br /></span></p> </div> <div> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Related References:</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p> </div> <div> <ol> <li data-leveltext="%1." data-font= "Calibri, "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif" data-listid="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">ACC/AHA/HRS Versus ESC Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Syncope: JACC Guideline Comparison.</span> <em><span data-contrast="auto">J Am Coll Cardiol</span></em><span data-contrast= "auto"> 2019;74:2410–2423.</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"134233279":true}"> </span></li> </ol> </div> <div> <ol> <li data-leveltext="%1." data-font= "Calibri, "Calibri_MSFontService", sans-serif" data-listid="3" aria-setsize="-1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Benditt DG, van Dijk JG, Krishnappa D, Adkisson WO, Sakaguchi S. Neurohormones in the Pathophysiology of Vasovagal Syncope in Adults.</span> <em><span data-contrast="auto">Front Cardiovasc Med</span></em><span data-contrast= "auto"> 2020;7:76.</span><span data-ccp-props= "{"134233279":true}"> </span></li> </ol> </div> </div>