Mechanism of Syncope in Patients With Isolated Syncope and in Patients With Tilt-Positive Syncope

Abstract

Homogeneous findings were observed during syncope. In most patients, the likely cause was neurally-mediated, and the most frequent mechanism was a bradycardic reflex. In the other cases, a normal sinus rhythm was frequently recorded. Presyncope was not an accurate surrogate for syncope in establishing a diagnosis.