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Syncope epidemiology and demographics

Introduction

Overview

Overview

The incidence of syncope ranges from 260 to 1950 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide. It increases with age and especially after age 70 years old. Syncope affects men and women equally.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

  • The incidence of syncope ranges from 260 to 1950 cases per 100,000 individuals worldwide.[1][2]

Age

  • The incidence of syncope increase with age and especially after age 70 years old.[2]
  • The incidence peaks around age 20 and 80 years old.

Gender

  • Syncope affects men and women equally.[1]
References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Soteriades, Elpidoforos S.; Evans, Jane C.; Larson, Martin G.; Chen, Ming Hui; Chen, Leway; Benjamin, Emelia J.; Levy, Daniel (2002). “Incidence and Prognosis of Syncope”. New England Journal of Medicine. 347 (12): 878–885. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa012407. ISSN 0028-4793.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ruwald, M. H.; Hansen, M. L.; Lamberts, M.; Hansen, C. M.; Hojgaard, M. V.; Kober, L.; Torp-Pedersen, C.; Hansen, J.; Gislason, G. H. (2012). “The relation between age, sex, comorbidity, and pharmacotherapy and the risk of syncope: a Danish nationwide study”. Europace. 14 (10): 1506–1514. doi:10.1093/europace/eus154. ISSN 1099-5129.

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2]