Careful evaluation of a patient's clinical history and physical examination can help establish the underlying cause of syncope in more than 25% of cases, and can guide investigation strategies in the ...

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A 55-year-old man presented at a secondary hospital having had two episodes of syncope over the previous 3 months. Both episodes occurred while the patient was sitting down and lasted for about 2 min.

Background A 55-year-old man presented at hospital with recurrent syncope. He did not have any prodromic symptoms and did not report having palpitations, dizziness or chest pain before, during or ...