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2020年12月30日—IntroductionTheimplantablelooprecorder(ILR)isasubcutaneous,single-lead,electrocardiographic(ECG)monitoringdeviceusedfor ...

Patients with syncope

Syncope is defined as a transient loss of consciousness due to global cerebral hypoperfusion and is characterized by rapid onset, short duration, and spontaneous complete recovery. It is an extremely common clinical problem and can have an underlying cardiovascular etiology.

The most common cardiovascular cause of syncope is a disorder of autonomic function, such as neurally-mediated syncope (vasovagal syncope, carotid sinus hypersensitivity, situational syncope), chronic orthostatic intolerance (ie, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome [POTS]), and orthostatic hypotension (secondary to volume depletion, systemic illness, use of a vasoactive drug or pure autonomic failure/multiple system atrophy).

Another cause for syncope is obstruction to blood flow (eg, aortic stenosis, aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, pericardial...