Syncope means fainting or passing out. When fainting is caused by certain triggers, like the sight of blood or a needle, or an intense emotion like fear or fright, it’s called vasovagal syncope. It’s ...

Pregnant women who experienced episodes of syncope -- or fainting -- had higher rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes, as well as postpartum cardiovascular events, researchers found. Women who ...

‘The eyes see what the brain knows.’ This old adage, famous in the echelons of medicine, highlights why syncope is important in clinical medicine, for it is often missed while evaluating a patient.

Do you often feel lightheaded and lose consciousness while carrying out your daily tasks? This unsettling experience, known as syncope or fainting, is a sudden, temporary loss of consciousness caused ...