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Preferred term

Adams-Stokes Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A condition of fainting spells caused by heart block, often an atrioventricular block, that leads to BRADYCARDIA and drop in CARDIAC OUTPUT. When the cardiac output becomes too low, the patient faints (SYNCOPE). In some cases, the syncope attacks are transient and in others cases repetitive and persistent.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Adam-Stokes Attacks
  • Stokes-Adams Attacks
  • Stokes-Adams Syndrome

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DWH229SJ-Z

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