Preferred Label : adams-stokes syndrome;
MeSH 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.;
MeSH synonym : syndrome, adams-stokes; attacks, stokes-adams; stokes adams attacks; stokes adams syndrome; adam-stokes attacks; adam stokes attacks; attacks, adam-stokes; stokes-adams attacks; stokes-adams syndrome; syndrome, stokes-adams; adams stokes syndrome;
CISMeF synonym : adams-stokes's syndrome;
Origin ID : D000219;
UMLS CUI : C0001396;
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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.