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ReviewJournal of cardiovascular translational research2020

Syncope in the Young Adult and in the Athlete: Causes and Clinical Work-up to Exclude a Life-Threatening Cardiac Disease.

Flavio D'Ascenzi, Alessandro Zorzi, Carlotta Sciaccaluga, Umberto Berrettini, Sergio Mondillo, Michele Brignole

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Review in Journal of cardiovascular translational research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Faintly tired: a systematic review of fatigue in patients with orthostatic syncope.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2022
    Pooled it
  2. Review
  3. The Challenging and Amazing Field of Sports Cardiology.Journal of cardiovascular translational research · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Flavio D'AscenziDepartment of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Viale M. Bracci, 16 53100, Siena, Italy. flavio.dascenzi@unisi.it.
Alessandro ZorziDepartment of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
Carlotta SciaccalugaDepartment of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Viale M. Bracci, 16 53100, Siena, Italy.
Umberto BerrettiniDepartment of Cardiology, Camerino-Hospital, Camerino, Italy.
Sergio MondilloDepartment of Medical Biotechnologies, Division of Cardiology, University of Siena, Viale M. Bracci, 16 53100, Siena, Italy.
Michele BrignoleFaint&Fall Programme, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy.
University of Siena · ITIRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano · ITUniversità di Camerino · ITUniversity of Padua · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Syncope is defined as a transient loss of consciousness due to cerebral hypoperfusion, characterized by a rapid onset, short duration, and spontaneous complete recovery. It is usually a benign event, but sometimes it may represent the initial presentation of several cardiac disorders associated with sudden cardiac death during physical activity. A careful evaluation is essential particularly in young adults and in competitive athletes in order to exclude the presence of an underlying life-threatening cardiovascular disease. The present review analyzes the main non-cardiac and cardiac causes of syncope and the contribution of the available tools for differential diagnosis. Clinical work-up of the athlete with syncope occurring in extreme environments and management in terms of sports eligibility and disqualification are also discussed.

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AthletesAdolescentAdultAge FactorsArrhythmias, CardiacCardiomyopathiesDeath, Sudden, CardiacDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansPhysical EndurancePrognosisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSyncopeYoung AdultCardiomyopathiesFaintPre-syncopeSports cardiologySudden deathVentricular arrhythmias

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PMID32198700
OpenAlexW3011171002

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