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Syncope in the older person: a review

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 September 2006

Samiran Nath  and
Rose Anne Kenny
Samiran Nath
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
Rose Anne Kenny
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Gerontology, Trinity College Dublin
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Abstract

‘Syncope’ is derived from the Greek words ‘syn’ (meaning ‘together’) and ‘koptein’ (meaning ‘cut’). It is a syndrome characterized by transient loss of consciousness resulting from temporary and self-limited cerebral hypoperfusion, most often the result of systemic hypotension.

Type
Clinical Geriatrics
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 15 , Issue 3-4 , August 2005 , pp. 219 - 235
Copyright
2006 Cambridge University Press

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