Diagnostic dilemma of cardiac syncope in pediatric patients.

Aims: Syncope is defined as temporary loss of consciousness and postural tone resulting from an abrupt transient decrease in cerebral blood flow. The present work aimed at determining how diagnostic tests are used in the evaluation of pediatric syncope at a tertiary pediatric referral center and to report on the utility and the yield of these tests.

Settings And Design: Retrospective study conducted at a tertiary referral arrhythmolology service

Methods And Material: The clinical charts of 234 pediatric patients presenting with a primary complaint of syncope with an average age of 7.