Your heart rate and blood pressure plummet, but the heart doesn’t stop. An episode of fainting from vasovagal syncope usually only lasts seconds to minutes. For example, fainting while sitting ...

Medically reviewed by Christopher Lee, MD Giving blood, getting vaccinated, or standing on a stuffy, crowded train can result in dizziness and a loss of consciousness for some people. This reaction is ...

Patients may experience prodromal signs and symptoms prior to a syncopal episode; although usually more forceful in the young, prodromes may be reported by some elderly subjects, too. In the last ...

Eligibility criteria included: at least two syncope episodes during the 12 months preceding recruitment, diagnosed as being vasovagal in origin, and confirmed by a positive tilt test. All patients ...

Logbooks were issued so that patients could record symptoms and episodes. Data were checked ... strategy for sufferers of recurrent vasovagal syncope with recognizable prodromal symptoms.