TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF SYNCOPE A1 - Grubb, Blair P. A2 - Fuster, Valentin A2 - Harrington, Robert A. A2 - Narula, Jagat A2 - Eapen, Zubin J. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Hurst's The Heart, 14e AB - Syncope is a sudden loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by transient decreased cerebral blood flow; it is associated with spontaneous recovery. The occurrence of syncope in the general population, as reflected in the Framingham Study, is 3.0% in men and 3.5% in women.1 As a general rule, the incidence of syncope increases with age. In the United States, 1 to 2 million patients are evaluated for syncope annually; 3% to 5% of emergency department visits and 1% to 6% of urgent hospital admissions are for syncope.2,3,4,5 As a result, management of syncope is associated with significant resource use and expense.6,7,8 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161719579 ER -