Syncope is a common condition. Tilt testing with sublingual nitroglycerin (TT-TNT) provides a test with good specificity and positivity rate in young and old patients. Its use in hypertensive patients ...

Several groups began studies of the efficacy of permanent pacing in the prevention of vasovagal syncope in the early 1990s, long before ISSUE was conducted. Initial pacing studies examined the role of ...

History-taking and physical examination will usually indicate whether the fainting spell is syncopal or from another cause, and will allow for a precise diagnosis in about 40% of older patients. [7] ...