?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+role+of+Psychological+Factors+in+the+Aetiology+and+Treatment+of+Vasovagal+Syncope&rft.creator=Gracie%2C+Jennifer&rft.creator=Baker%2C+Christine&rft.creator=H.+Freeston%2C+Mark&rft.creator=+L.+Newton%2C+Julia&rft.subject=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Journal&rft.description=Syncope+is+a+sudden+transient+loss+of+consciousness+with+loss+of+postural+tone%2C+followed+by+spontaneous+recovery1.+Around+30+percent+of+the+general+population+have+one+syncopal+event+in+their+lifetime%2C+with+3%25+having+recurrent+episodes2.+Vasovagal+syncope+(VVS)+is+an+exaggerated+tendency+towards+the+common+faint+that+accounts+for+up+to+29%25+of+syncope3+and+affects+all+age+groups.+VVS+is+characterised+by+profound+hypotension+with+or+without+bradycardia.+Those+with+VVS+are+at+risk+of+injury+during+episodes+and+the+long+term+implications+of+recurrent+episodes+of+hypotension+are+unclear1.+The+underlying+pathophysiology+of+VVS+is+uncertain+and+current+treatments+involve+salt+and+fluid+replacement+and+maintenance+of+blood+pressure+using+mineralocorticoids+or+alpha+agonists1.+These+treatments+are+largely+symptomatic+and+may+be+associated+with+side+effects+that+make+their+use+in+younger+age+groups+inappropriate&rft.publisher=Indian+Pacing+and+Electrophysiology+Group&rft.contributor=Singh%2C+Balbir&rft.contributor=Lokhandwala%2C+Yash&rft.contributor=Francis%2C+Johnson&rft.contributor=Gupta%2C+Anup&rft.date=2004-04&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4231%2F1%2Fnewton.htm&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4231%2F2%2Fnewton.htm&rft.identifier=++Gracie%2C+Jennifer+and+Baker%2C+Christine+and+H.+Freeston%2C+Mark+and++L.+Newton%2C+Julia++(2004)+The+role+of+Psychological+Factors+in+the+Aetiology+and+Treatment+of+Vasovagal+Syncope.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F4231%2F