Cardiac arrhythmia is a common cause of syncope. The prompt identification of arrhythmic syncope has diagnostic and prognostic implications. In this article, an approach to identifying and managing arrhythmic syncope is discussed, including key findings from the history, physical examination, electrocardiogram, role of risk stratification, use of supplemental investigations, and treatment.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2019.05.002 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: the importance of biventricular strain in risk-stratification.
Am J Cardiol
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Heart Lung Center, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333, ZA, The Netherlands. Electronic address:
Despite arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) being predominantly a right ventricular (RV) disease, concomitant left ventricular (LV) involvement has been recognized. ARVC is diagnosed by the RV-centric 2010 Task Force Criteria(TFC) using routine echocardiography, but previous studies have suggested that strain imaging may be more sensitive to detect RV and LV dysfunction. No data however are available regarding the additional value of combining biventricular strain for risk stratification.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAtrial Tachyarrhythmias With Ultra-Rapid Ventricular Response and Sudden Death in Patients Without Structural Heart Disease.
JACC Clin Electrophysiol
November 2024
Department of Cardiology, AZ Sin Jan Bruges, Bruges, Belgium. Electronic address:
Background: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is generally associated with life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Supraventricular arrhythmias are an accepted cause of SCD in Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and complex congenital heart disease. However, the role of atrial tachyarrhythmias (ATAs) in SCD in patients with structurally normal hearts is unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnd-stage heart failure and heart transplant in cardiac sarcoidosis: a case series.
Eur Heart J Case Rep
December 2024
Heart Failure and Transplant Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy.
Article Synopsis
- - Diagnosing cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) is difficult, often leading to heart transplantation (HT) as the last option, especially when immunosuppressive therapies fail in advanced cases.
- - The case study presents four patients, each with different symptoms and backgrounds, who ultimately required HT for their CS, revealing the condition's complexity and urgency.
- - There are significant mid- and long-term challenges following HT for CS, notably the need for careful management of immunosuppression to prevent rejection and recurrence of sarcoidosis.
A case report of familial catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia with a novel mutation in the ryanodine receptor 2.
Eur Heart J Case Rep
December 2024
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Ohyaguchi-kamicho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, 173-8610, Japan.
Background: Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is suspected by clinical characteristics involving fatal arrhythmic events in childhood and adolescence. On the other hand, genetic testing is also important because the mutation site in the specific genes of CPVT is related to the risk of ventricular arrhythmias and gene penetrance.
Case Summary: We present a case of a 15-year-old male with a familial history of CPVT and a history of syncope at the age of 5.
Sudden arrhythmic death in patients with syncope and implantable cardiac monitor.
Heart Rhythm O2
November 2024
Department of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!