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Syncope: Experience At A Tertiary Care Hospital In Karachi, Pakistan., Muhammad Junaid Patel, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Abdul Jawwad Samdani, Muhammad Furqan, Aamir Hameed, Muhammad Sohaib, Syed Imran Ayaz, Muhammad Omer Jamil
Syncope: Experience At A Tertiary Care Hospital In Karachi, Pakistan., Muhammad Junaid Patel, Nadeem Ullah Khan, Abdul Jawwad Samdani, Muhammad Furqan, Aamir Hameed, Muhammad Sohaib, Syed Imran Ayaz, Muhammad Omer Jamil
Department of Emergency Medicine
Introduction:Our aim was to determine the characteristics of Patients presenting with syncope at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.
Methods: A review of medical records was conducted retrospectively at the Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. Patients aged 16 and above, admitted from January 2000 to December 2005 with the diagnosis of syncope made by the attending physician were included.
Results:A total of 269 Patients were included (75% males, mean age: 57.4 years). Neurogenic (vasovagal) syncope was the most common cause (47%), followed by cardiogenic syncope (18%) and orthostatic syncope (9%). A total of 24% …