Syncope in clinical medicine: importance, causes, diagnosis, and management explained concisely by a medical professional.

In order to have a chance of dying from laughter-induced fainting, a second thing has to happen, Dr. Braunstein explains—you ...

Syncope is most common in the young and the old, with an incidence peak at around 15 years of age, particularly in women; subsequently, there is a progressive increase in frequency over the age of ...

Syncope occurred in about 5% and presyncope in 15% of studied surgeons and nurses (instrumenters) during surgical procedures. The estimated incidence of syncopal events during operation was one ...