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Clinical Characteristics of Defecation and Micturition Syncope Compared with Common Vasovagal Syncope.
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Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology . Mar2012, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p341-347. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Background: Little is known about the clinical characteristics of patients with situational syncope such as defecation syncope (DS) or micturition syncope (MS) compared with those with common vasovagal syncope (VVS). Methods: Among 680 consecutive patients, who underwent a head-up tilt test between January 2006 and November 2010, 282 patients (40.4± 16.7 years; 48.6% men) diagnosed as DS (n = 38), MS (n = 38), or common VVS (n = 208) were included. Results: Ages at diagnosis (38.7± 17.3 vs 48.3± 14.1 vs 42.0± 13.8, P = 0.004) and the first syncope (33.7± 18.4 vs 44.5± 15.3 vs 37.5± 14.6, P = 0.002) were significantly less in patients with common VVS than those with DS or MS, respectively. The patients with MS were more likely to be men (73.7%, P = 0.036), whereas patients with DS were more commonly women (73.7%). No sexual preference was observed in patients with common VVS. Body mass index was significantly lower (P = 0.047) and syncopal episodes were more recurrent (P = 0.049) in patients with common VVS than those with DS or MS. The frequency of drinking alcohol before syncope was significantly higher in patients with MS (39.5%, P < 0.001). Conclusions: DS tended to occur in older women, whereas MS tended to occur in middle-aged men and drinking alcohol was an important precipitating factor for MS. However, common VVS was observed more in a thin and young population, which was more recurrent compared with those situational syncopes. (PACE 2011;1-7) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ACADEMIC medical centers
*AGE distribution
*CARDIOVASCULAR diseases
*CARDIOVASCULAR diseases risk factors
*CHI-squared test
*DEFECATION
*ALCOHOL drinking
*ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY
*RESEARCH funding
*SEX distribution
*SYNCOPE
*T-test (Statistics)
*URINATION
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*TILT-table test
*DISEASE complications
*DISEASE risk factors
VAGUS nerve diseases
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01478389
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Pacing & Clinical Electrophysiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 72416729
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03290.x