Adams-Stokes Syndrome
A condition of fainting spells caused by heart block, often an atrioventricular block, that leads to BRADYCARDIA and drop in CARDIAC OUTPUT. When the cardiac output becomes too low, the patient faints (SYNCOPE). In some cases, the syncope attacks are transient and in others cases repetitive and persistent.
Year introduced: 1965(1963)
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Tree Number(s): C14.280.067.558.137, C14.280.123.500.137, C23.550.073.425.025
MeSH Unique ID: D000219
Entry Terms:
- Adams Stokes Syndrome
- Syndrome, Adams-Stokes
- Stokes-Adams Syndrome
- Stokes Adams Syndrome
- Syndrome, Stokes-Adams
- Adam-Stokes Attacks
- Adam Stokes Attacks
- Attacks, Adam-Stokes
- Stokes-Adams Attacks
- Attacks, Stokes-Adams
- Stokes Adams Attacks