Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics of Patients Admitted With Syncope; Diagnosis and Follow up After These Patients

Observational Study Following After Patients Admitted With Syncope

The investigators hypothesis is that a significant number of patients may remain without specific cause and have recurrent syncope with its associated physical and mental morbidity.

1. Patients with diagnosis of syncope who were admitted to the medical ward will be interviewed and their charts reviewed to rule in or out the diagnosis of syncope.

2. Assess physical and mental injury as a result of syncope.

3. The lab workup will be documented including;

   1. - Routine blood tests.

      • troponin level.

   2. - ECG.

      • Echocardiogram
      • Brain CT.
      • EEG.
      • U/S doppler of carotids.
      • Tilt tests.

4. At the time of diagnosis the final diagnosis will be documented including recommendations for patients to prevent syncope after discharge.

5. Follow up after patients by phone verifying recurrence of syncope and resulting physical and or mental injury if any.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients with diagnosis of syncope on admission to the medical ward.

Exclusion Criteria:

• patients with loss of consciousness due to other than low perfusion of the brain
• patients that can't sign a consent form
• patients that we can't get details about the episode of the syncope