Often dismissed as stress or dehydration, fainting can be the heart's first warning sign. Cardiologists caution that ...

Fainting, or syncope, is often dismissed as harmless, but doctors warn it can be an early sign of heart failure. It occurs ...

Establishing the cause or causes of syncope serves two principal purposes. First, an etiologic diagnosis permits assessment of prognosis and risk of recurrence, both issues of great concern for ...

The ED evaluation of syncope necessitates obtaining a careful history to determine whether such causes as intoxication, sepsis, migraine, or seizure are likely. Physical examination will aid in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Where is a fainting couch when you need one? Michael C. Gray/From www.shutterstock.com Over one million Americans faint every year ...