Exertional syncope
Evidence-based neurology checklist on exertional syncope: Cardiac causes Aortic stenosis Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Long QT syndrome Right ventricular dysplasia Anomalous coronary artery distribution Valvular heart disease e.g. aortic stenosis Myocarditis Exercise-induced arrhythmia Coronary…
Cardiac causes
- Aortic stenosis
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Long QT syndrome
- Right ventricular dysplasia
- Anomalous coronary artery distribution
- Valvular heart disease e.g. aortic stenosis
- Myocarditis
- Exercise-induced arrhythmia
- Coronary artery disease
- Aortic arch disease
- Congenital heart disease
- Takayasu disease
- Pulmonary hypertension
Non-cardiac causes
Pathogenesis
Clinical features
References
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