Cardiac syncope

Evidence-based neurology checklist on cardiac syncope: Arrhythmic causes Severe sinus bradycardia Sinoatrial block Sinus pause lasting ≥3 seconds Third-degree atrioventricular block Intermittent atrioventricular block Sustained ventricular tachycardia Supraventricular tachycardia Structural…

Arrhythmic causes

  • Severe sinus bradycardia
  • Sinoatrial block
  • Sinus pause lasting ≥3 seconds
  • Third-degree atrioventricular block
  • Intermittent atrioventricular block
  • Sustained ventricular tachycardia
  • Supraventricular tachycardia

Structural cardiac causes

Other causes

Predictors

Negative predictors

References

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