A standardized education protocol significantly reduces traumatic injuries and syncope recurrence: an observational study in 316 patients with vasovagal syncope.

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The aim of this study was to assess the role of a non-pharmacological approach on the frequency of traumatic injuries and syncope recurrence in patients with vasovagal syncope and normal hearts. We report the experience in our syncope centre with a standardized education and teaching protocol for patients with vasovagal syncope. The treatment of vasovagal syncope is often complex and discouraging. Besides medical options, behaviour modification is a main component of therapy but has no statistical evidence to support its use.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Europace

Title: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology

Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1532-2092

ISSN (Print): 1099-5129

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 2012

Volume: 14

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Department of Electrophysiology, University Heart Center Hamburg, Martinistrasse, 52 20246 Hamburg, Germany. aydin@uke.de

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Publisher Item ID: eur341

DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur341

PubMed ID: 22048993

SO-VID: a408fcbe-86bf-4036-a082-cd8798a2ce93

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