Chapter-47 History of Cardiac Syncope
BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Cardiology (A Clinical & Historical Perspective)
Author
1. Das MK
ISBN
9789350900819
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12259_47
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2013
Pages
4
Author Affiliations
1.
BM Birla Heart Research Institute, Kothari Medical Centre and Calcutta, Medical Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India,
CK Birla Hospitals, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chapter keywords
syncope,
transient loss of consciousness (TLOC),
cerebral hypoperfusion,
orthostatic hypotension (OH),
systolic blood pressure,
tachycardia,
cardiomyopathies,
ventricular tachyarrhythmias