Regular practice of a specific yoga maneuver appears to reduce susceptibility to reflex vasovagal syncope, a new study suggests. The tadasana exercise — a movement-based contemplative practice that ...

Calgary, AB - Beta-blocker therapy with metoprolol is not effective in preventing vasovagal syncope, according to the results of a new study. In addition, the need for isoproterenol to provoke syncope ...

Beta blockers appear to be no more effective than placebo for the treatment of vasovagal syncope. In a randomized trial, 30 patients with recurrent vasovagal syncope and positive tilt test were ...

Fludrocortisone might reduce the recurrence of vasovagal syncope in selected patients, according to the results of the Prevention of Syncope Trial (POST) 2. In patients with vasovagal syncope, ...

Physical counterpressure maneuvers (PCMs) should be first-line therapy for patients who suffer recurrent vasovagal syncope with prodromal symptoms, according to a paper by van Dijk et al. There is ...

Sniffing and gasping can prevent fainting, reveals new research. Dr Bavolarova said: "Recurrent syncope (fainting) has serious effects on quality of life. Patients are often injured when they fall, ...

Vasovagal syncope is the most common type of fainting, a temporary loss of consciousness. It's a condition that happens when your blood pressure and heart rate suddenly drop, delivering less oxygen to ...

Vasovagal syncope often happens when standing or sitting up because more blood goes to your legs. If you feel faint, try lying down with your legs elevated or sitting with your head between your knees ...

THE present emergency has provided an unusually abundant opportunity for the study of syncope, or fainting, in blood donors. Although not in itself serious, fainting results in loss of time to the ...

Pregnant women who experienced episodes of syncope -- or fainting -- had higher rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes, as well as postpartum cardiovascular events, researchers found. Women who ...