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Reflex asystolic syncope

MedGen UID:
748921
•Concept ID:
C2584658
•
Finding
Synonyms: Reflex anoxic seizure; Reflex anoxic seizures
SNOMED CT: Reflex anoxic seizures (440443001); Reflex anoxic seizure (440443001)
 
HPO: HP:0500173

Definition

A loss of consciousness followed by stiffening and brief clonic movements affecting some or all limbs, often misinterpreted as an epileptic seizure. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVReflex asystolic syncope

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Syncope in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (part II): An expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and management.
Brignole M, Cecchi F, Anastasakis A, Crotti L, Deharo JC, Elliott PM, Fedorowski A, Kaski JP, Limongelli G, Maron MS, Olivotto I, Ommen SR, Parati G, Shen W, Ungar A, Wilde A
Int J Cardiol 2023 Jan 1;370:330-337. Epub 2022 Oct 26 doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2022.10.153. PMID: 36309161
Novel Therapeutic Options in the Management of Reflex Syncope.
Podoleanu C, Deharo JC
Am J Ther 2019 Mar/Apr;26(2):e268-e275. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000000923. PMID: 30839375
Emerging concepts in diagnosis and treatment of syncope by pacing.
Sutton R, Deharo JC, Brignole M, Hamdan MH
Trends Cardiovasc Med 2018 Aug;28(6):421-426. Epub 2018 Feb 13 doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2018.01.009. PMID: 29452744

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Cardioneuroablation for reflex asystolic syncope: Mid-term safety, efficacy, and patient's acceptance.
Kulakowski P, Baran J, Sikorska A, Krynski T, Niedzwiedz M, Soszynska M, Piotrowski R
Heart Rhythm 2024 Mar;21(3):282-291. Epub 2023 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.11.022. PMID: 38036236
The implantable loop recorder in children.
Yeung B, McLeod K
Heart 2008 Jul;94(7):888-91. Epub 2007 Jul 30 doi: 10.1136/hrt.2007.121855. PMID: 17664191

Diagnosis

Cardioneuroablation for reflex asystolic syncope: Mid-term safety, efficacy, and patient's acceptance.
Kulakowski P, Baran J, Sikorska A, Krynski T, Niedzwiedz M, Soszynska M, Piotrowski R
Heart Rhythm 2024 Mar;21(3):282-291. Epub 2023 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.11.022. PMID: 38036236
The implantable loop recorder in children.
Yeung B, McLeod K
Heart 2008 Jul;94(7):888-91. Epub 2007 Jul 30 doi: 10.1136/hrt.2007.121855. PMID: 17664191

Therapy

The implantable loop recorder in children.
Yeung B, McLeod K
Heart 2008 Jul;94(7):888-91. Epub 2007 Jul 30 doi: 10.1136/hrt.2007.121855. PMID: 17664191

Prognosis

The implantable loop recorder in children.
Yeung B, McLeod K
Heart 2008 Jul;94(7):888-91. Epub 2007 Jul 30 doi: 10.1136/hrt.2007.121855. PMID: 17664191

Clinical prediction guides

Cardioneuroablation for reflex asystolic syncope: Mid-term safety, efficacy, and patient's acceptance.
Kulakowski P, Baran J, Sikorska A, Krynski T, Niedzwiedz M, Soszynska M, Piotrowski R
Heart Rhythm 2024 Mar;21(3):282-291. Epub 2023 Nov 29 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.11.022. PMID: 38036236

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