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Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.1 High systolic blood pressure (SBP) remains one of the top risk factors for CVD burden globally.2 Despite being a modifiable risk factor, hypertension (HTN) remains largely undiagnosed and untreated due to inadequate screening, poor awareness and lack of treatment adherence.3 Globally, HTN is undiagnosed in about 46% […]

Richard Sutton, HRC 2019 – Vasovagal Syncope

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Published Online: Oct 30th 2019

Professor Richard Sutton (STARS Medical Advisory Committee, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK and University of Lund, Lund, Sweden) spoke to us about vasovagal syncope, or the common faint, at the 2019 Heart Rhythm Congress (HRC) in Birmingham, UK.

Speaker’s Disclosures: Richard Sutton is a consultant to Medtronic Inc, member of Speakers’ Bureau Abbott Labs Inc. and a shareholder in Boston Scientific Inc., Edwards LifeSciences Corp and AstraZeneca PLC.

Questions:
1. Should young syncope patients be fitted with a device or pacemaker if experiencing frequent episodes? (0:09)

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Filmed at the Heart Rhythm Congress (HRC) 2019 in Birmingham, UK, October 2019 in partnership with Arrhythmia Alliance.

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