Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
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1
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Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (version 2009).
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Eur Heart J
|
2009
|
8.25
|
2
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Consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension, neurally mediated syncope and the postural tachycardia syndrome.
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2011
|
3.88
|
3
|
The semiology of tilt-induced reflex syncope in relation to electroencephalographic changes.
|
Brain
|
2013
|
2.94
|
4
|
Pacemaker therapy in patients with neurally mediated syncope and documented asystole: Third International Study on Syncope of Uncertain Etiology (ISSUE-3): a randomized trial.
|
Circulation
|
2012
|
2.53
|
5
|
Guidelines on management (diagnosis and treatment) of syncope--update 2004.
|
Europace
|
2004
|
2.47
|
6
|
Effectiveness of physical counterpressure maneuvers in preventing vasovagal syncope: the Physical Counterpressure Manoeuvres Trial (PC-Trial).
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2006
|
2.33
|
7
|
Management of vasovagal syncope: controlling or aborting faints by leg crossing and muscle tensing.
|
Circulation
|
2002
|
2.13
|
8
|
Prevalence and triggers of syncope in medical students.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2003
|
2.08
|
9
|
Indications for the use of diagnostic implantable and external ECG loop recorders.
|
Europace
|
2009
|
2.06
|
10
|
Guidelines on management (diagnosis and treatment) of syncope-update 2004. Executive Summary.
|
Eur Heart J
|
2004
|
2.01
|
11
|
Syncope, cerebral perfusion, and oxygenation.
|
J Appl Physiol (1985)
|
2003
|
1.87
|
12
|
Consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension, neurally mediated syncope and the postural tachycardia syndrome.
|
Auton Neurosci
|
2011
|
1.82
|
13
|
Lifetime cumulative incidence of syncope in the general population: a study of 549 Dutch subjects aged 35-60 years.
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J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
|
2006
|
1.79
|
14
|
Leg crossing, muscle tensing, squatting, and the crash position are effective against vasovagal reactions solely through increases in cardiac output.
|
J Appl Physiol (1985)
|
2005
|
1.68
|
15
|
Value of history-taking in syncope patients: in whom to suspect long QT syndrome?
|
Europace
|
2009
|
1.65
|
16
|
Nexfin noninvasive continuous blood pressure validated against Riva-Rocci/Korotkoff.
|
Am J Hypertens
|
2009
|
1.64
|
17
|
Clinical factors associated with quality of life in patients with transient loss of consciousness.
|
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
|
2006
|
1.51
|
18
|
Early application of an implantable loop recorder allows effective specific therapy in patients with recurrent suspected neurally mediated syncope.
|
Eur Heart J
|
2006
|
1.43
|
19
|
Prospective evaluation of non-pharmacological treatment in vasovagal syncope.
|
Europace
|
2010
|
1.42
|
20
|
Steep fall in cardiac output is main determinant of hypotension during drug-free and nitroglycerine-induced orthostatic vasovagal syncope.
|
Heart Rhythm
|
2008
|
1.32
|
21
|
Cardiac output and sympathetic vasoconstrictor responses during upright tilt to presyncope in healthy humans.
|
J Physiol
|
2012
|
1.31
|
22
|
Diagnosing vasovagal syncope based on quantitative history-taking: validation of the Calgary Syncope Symptom Score.
|
Eur Heart J
|
2009
|
1.24
|
23
|
Hemodynamic effects of leg crossing and skeletal muscle tensing during free standing in patients with vasovagal syncope.
|
J Appl Physiol (1985)
|
2004
|
1.17
|
24
|
Prevalence of orthostatic hypotension in Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
|
Parkinsonism Relat Disord
|
2011
|
1.16
|
25
|
Denervation of carotid baro- and chemoreceptors in humans.
|
J Physiol
|
2003
|
1.15
|
26
|
Syncope prevalence in the ED compared to general practice and population: a strong selection process.
|
Am J Emerg Med
|
2009
|
1.13
|
27
|
Autonomic neuropathy in Fabry disease: a prospective study using the Autonomic Symptom Profile and cardiovascular autonomic function tests.
|
BMC Neurol
|
2010
|
1.13
|
28
|
Influence of age and gender on the occurrence and presentation of reflex syncope.
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2008
|
1.11
|
29
|
Effectiveness of midodrine treatment in patients with recurrent vasovagal syncope not responding to non-pharmacological treatment (STAND-trial).
|
Europace
|
2011
|
1.10
|
30
|
Use of lower abdominal compression to combat orthostatic hypotension in patients with autonomic dysfunction.
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2004
|
1.06
|
31
|
Long-term effects of carotid sinus denervation on arterial blood pressure in humans.
|
Circulation
|
2002
|
1.06
|
32
|
Long-term effects of unilateral carotid endarterectomy on arterial baroreflex function.
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2004
|
1.05
|
33
|
A guide to disorders causing transient loss of consciousness: focus on syncope.
|
Nat Rev Neurol
|
2009
|
1.04
|
34
|
Impact of age on the vasovagal response provoked by sublingual nitroglycerine in routine tilt testing.
|
Clin Sci (Lond)
|
2007
|
1.03
|
35
|
The consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension: a revisit after 13 years.
|
J Hypertens
|
2009
|
1.02
|
36
|
Baroreflex and chemoreflex function after bilateral carotid body tumor resection.
|
J Hypertens
|
2003
|
1.02
|
37
|
Lack of correlation between the responses to tilt testing and adenosine triphosphate test and the mechanism of spontaneous neurally mediated syncope.
|
Eur Heart J
|
2006
|
0.99
|
38
|
Drugs and pacemakers for vasovagal, carotid sinus and situational syncope.
|
Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2011
|
0.99
|
39
|
High diagnostic yield and accuracy of history, physical examination, and ECG in patients with transient loss of consciousness in FAST: the Fainting Assessment study.
|
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
|
2007
|
0.98
|
40
|
Low creatine kinase is associated with a high population incidence of fainting.
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2009
|
0.96
|
41
|
Baroreflex control of muscle sympathetic nerve activity after carotid body tumor resection.
|
Hypertension
|
2003
|
0.95
|
42
|
Cardiovascular responses to stress after carotid baroreceptor denervation in humans.
|
Ann N Y Acad Sci
|
2004
|
0.95
|
43
|
Leg crossing improves orthostatic tolerance in healthy subjects: a placebo-controlled crossover study.
|
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol
|
2006
|
0.95
|
44
|
Sublingual nitroglycerin used in routine tilt testing provokes a cardiac output-mediated vasovagal response.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2004
|
0.92
|
45
|
Arterial baroreflex and peripheral chemoreflex function after radiotherapy for laryngeal or pharyngeal cancer.
|
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
|
2002
|
0.92
|
46
|
Reproducibility of electrocardiographic findings in patients with suspected reflex neurally-mediated syncope.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2008
|
0.90
|
47
|
Daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal patterns in the occurrence of vasovagal syncope in an older population.
|
Europace
|
2007
|
0.90
|
48
|
Impaired systolic blood pressure recovery directly after standing predicts mortality in older falls clinic patients.
|
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
|
2013
|
0.90
|
49
|
Quality of life within one year following presentation after transient loss of consciousness.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2007
|
0.89
|
50
|
Respiratory countermaneuvers in autonomic failure.
|
Neurology
|
2007
|
0.89
|
51
|
Sympatho-vagal responses in patients with sleep and typical vasovagal syncope.
|
Clin Sci (Lond)
|
2009
|
0.89
|
52
|
Identifying cardiac syncope based on clinical history: a literature-based model tested in four independent datasets.
|
PLoS One
|
2013
|
0.89
|
53
|
Syncope.
|
Curr Probl Cardiol
|
2004
|
0.88
|
54
|
Fainting in your sleep?
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2006
|
0.88
|
55
|
Management of initial orthostatic hypotension: lower body muscle tensing attenuates the transient arterial blood pressure decrease upon standing from squatting.
|
Clin Sci (Lond)
|
2007
|
0.87
|
56
|
Edward P. Sharpey-Schafer was right: evidence for systemic vasodilatation as a mechanism of hypotension in cough syncope.
|
Europace
|
2008
|
0.86
|
57
|
Unconscious confusion--a literature search for definitions of syncope and related disorders.
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2005
|
0.86
|
58
|
Prevalence and clinical outcomes of patients with multiple potential causes of syncope.
|
Mayo Clin Proc
|
2003
|
0.85
|
59
|
Pathophysiological basis of syncope and neurological conditions that mimic syncope.
|
Prog Cardiovasc Dis
|
2013
|
0.85
|
60
|
Syncope: a clinically guided diagnostic algorithm.
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2004
|
0.84
|
61
|
Mind-stretching faints.
|
Epileptic Disord
|
2007
|
0.84
|
62
|
Optimizing squatting as a physical maneuver to prevent vasovagal syncope.
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2008
|
0.84
|
63
|
Exercise related syncope, when it's not the heart.
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2004
|
0.84
|
64
|
Variable day/night bias in 24-h non-invasive finger pressure against intrabrachial artery pressure is removed by waveform filtering and level correction.
|
J Hypertens
|
2002
|
0.84
|
65
|
Syncope Unit: rationale and requirement - the European Heart Rhythm Association position statement endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society.
|
Europace
|
2015
|
0.84
|
66
|
Status vasovagalis.
|
Lancet
|
2009
|
0.83
|
67
|
Defining and classifying syncope.
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2004
|
0.83
|
68
|
The history of diagnosing carotid sinus hypersensitivity: why are the current criteria too sensitive?
|
Europace
|
2010
|
0.82
|
69
|
Genetic aspects of vasovagal syncope: a systematic review of current evidence.
|
Europace
|
2009
|
0.81
|
70
|
Clinical history in management of suspected syncope: A powerful diagnostic tool.
|
Cardiol J
|
2014
|
0.80
|
71
|
Dissection of carotid sinus hypersensitivity: the timing of vagal and vasodepressor effects and the effect of body position.
|
Clin Sci (Lond)
|
2011
|
0.80
|
72
|
[Guidelines on management (diagnosis and treatment) of syncope. Update 2004. Executive summary].
|
Rev Esp Cardiol
|
2005
|
0.80
|
73
|
Perfusion of the human brain: a matter of interactions.
|
J Physiol
|
2003
|
0.79
|
74
|
Manoeuvres to combat vasovagal syncope.
|
Europace
|
2003
|
0.78
|
75
|
Leg crossing with muscle tensing, a physical counter-manoeuvre to prevent syncope, enhances leg blood flow.
|
Clin Sci (Lond)
|
2007
|
0.78
|
76
|
Is fatigue in Marfan syndrome related to orthostatic intolerance?
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2008
|
0.77
|
77
|
Vasovagal syncope or ventricular fibrillation. Your diagnosis better be accurate.
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2007
|
0.77
|
78
|
Reliability, validity and responsiveness of the syncope functional status questionnaire.
|
J Gen Intern Med
|
2007
|
0.77
|
79
|
The role of carotid chemoreceptors in the sympathetic activation by adenosine in humans.
|
Clin Sci (Lond)
|
2004
|
0.77
|
80
|
Syncope during exercise, documented with continuous blood pressure monitoring during ergometer testing.
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2005
|
0.77
|
81
|
Score indices for predicting electrophysiologic outcomes in patients with unexplained syncope.
|
J Interv Card Electrophysiol
|
2005
|
0.76
|
82
|
Prognosis of transient neurological attacks.
|
JAMA
|
2008
|
0.75
|
83
|
Fainting, emancipation and the 'weak and sensitive' sex.
|
J Physiol
|
2009
|
0.75
|
84
|
Vasovagal syncope as a cause of syncope in long-QT syndrome.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2011
|
0.75
|
85
|
Central and cerebrovascular effects of leg crossing in humans with sympathetic failure.
|
Clin Sci (Lond)
|
2010
|
0.75
|
86
|
The ACCF/AHA scientific statement on syncope needs rethinking.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2006
|
0.75
|
87
|
Poikilothermia in a 38-year-old Fabry patient.
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2010
|
0.75
|
88
|
Are small observational studies sufficient evidence for a recommendation of head-up sleeping in all patients with debilitating orthostatic hypotension? MacLean and Allen revisited after 70 years.
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2009
|
0.75
|
89
|
Association between psychological complaints and recurrence of vasovagal syncope.
|
Clin Auton Res
|
2011
|
0.75
|
90
|
Orthostatic blood pressure control in Marfan's syndrome.
|
Europace
|
2005
|
0.75
|
91
|
[Preventing fainting due to needles or blood].
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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
|
2010
|
0.75
|
92
|
Is a syncope a syncope?
|
Ital Heart J
|
2003
|
0.75
|