Syncope and Palpitations
Abstract
Syncope and palpitations are common complaints for patients presenting to their primary care provider. They represent symptoms that most often have a benign etiology but rarely can be the first warning sign of a serious condition, such as arrhythmias, structural heart disease, or noncardiac disease. The history, physical examination, and noninvasive testing can, in most cases, distinguish benign from pathologic causes. This article introduces syncope and palpitations, with emphasis on the differential diagnoses, initial presentation, diagnostic strategy, and various management strategies.
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The differential diagnosis of patients presenting with unspecific, neurovegetative and autonomic symptoms is complex and involves a variety of diseases, including psychosomatic, neurologic, cardiologic, and endocrine disorders.
“The differential diagnosis of patients presenting with unspecific, neurovegetative and autonomic symptoms is complex and involves a variety of diseases, including psychosomatic, neurologic, cardiologic, and endocrine disorders [1,2].”
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- Authors
- von Alvensleben, J. C.
- Venue
- Pediatric Clinics of North America
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2020-10
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 801-810
- ISSN
- 0031-3955 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3048567999
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 0.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Pediatric Clinics of North America (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
- Keywords
- syncope, palpitations, differential diagnosis, cardiac arrhythmias, structural heart disease, diagnostic approach, primary care
- MeSH terms
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac, Child, Diagnosis, Differential, Electrocardiography, Heart Conduction System, Heart Rate, Humans, Syncope
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