Often dismissed as stress or dehydration, fainting can be the heart's first warning sign. Cardiologists caution that ...

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Medically reviewed by Mary Josephine Hessert, DO Common triggers for vasovagal syncope include extreme heat and dehydration.Fainting episodes occur most frequently in people younger than 40 years old.

Picture this: you’re standing in line at the grocery store when suddenly you feel dizzy, nauseous, and before you know it, you’re waking up on the floor with concerned strangers hovering over you. If ...

LONDON — You may have heard that people who feel faint should sit with their heads between their knees, but is that true? And how can you tell whether you or someone else who has fainted should go to ...

Taking midodrine can reduce vasovagal syncope in younger healthy patients, according to a new study. The randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial included 133 patients with recurrent ...

Also known as the "common faint," vasovagal syncope (pronounced vay-zoh-Vay-gul Sing-kuh-pee) results from an abnormal circulatory reflex and could be caused by a number of factors: Environment: The ...

A newly discovered pathway between the heart and brain may explain why healthy people faint. The pathway appears to carry signals from the heart's lower pumping chambers to an area of the brainstem ...