L.M. MAKAROV

Head of Center for Syncope conditions and heart arrhythmia in children and teenagers of Central Children’s Clinical Hospital, 20, Moskvorechye St., Moscow, Russian Federation, 115409

Makarov L.M. — D. Med. Sc., Professor, Head of Center for Syncope conditions and heart arrhythmia in children and teenagers of Central Children’s Clinical Hospital, President of the Russian Society for Holter monitoring and Noninvasive Electrophysiology (RSHMNE), tel. (499) 324-57-56, e-mail: leonidmakarov@yahoo.com

The lecture describes the modern views on pathogenesis, clinics and treatment of syncopic (fainting) conditions. New definitions of syncope are given, based on the recent recommendations of the leading international societies of cardiologists, neurologists, therapists and other specialists who deal with the issue in their practice. The main attention is paid to the leading technique of reflex syncope diagnostics — a passive test on a spin table, or tilt-test. The indication for the technique are defined, as well as the main results of the research, which determine the differential approaches to syncope treatment and prognosis.

Key words: syncope (fainting), tilt-test, treating and predicting of faints.

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