Medical articles of Syncope

You may know someone who has lost consciousness in a crowded place or blacked out while having an injection; perhaps it has happened to you. Why are some people prone to fainting? And what can you do ...

It is estimated that syncope, or fainting, in some form affects 1 in 3 individuals at some stage in their life. In this article, leading cardiologist and expert in syncope, Dr Boon Lim, talks us throu...

Dr Phang Boon Lim explains why people faint and talks about how vasovagal syncope is diagnosed and managed.

Expert cardiologist Mr Van der Watt discusses different possible underlying causes of fainting and the necessary investigations that should be carried out after syncopal episodes.