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HOW FAINTING CAN BE A HARBINGER OF HEART DISEASE?
Stating that fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness caused by a significant decrease in blood flow to the brain, Turkish Neurologist Associate Doctor, “Most cases of fainting (syncope) occur for reasons that are not related to the heart. It develops due to a sudden and rapid drop in pulse and blood pressure. It can happen after a heavy meal, mostly in a hot environment, he said. Fainting may develop due to many heart-related diseases,” is warned.
Turkey Medicals JCI hospital clinic Neurologist Assoc., who stated that loss of consciousness can lead to memory loss for that moment. Dr. he warned about fainting, which in medicine is called syncope.
Assoc., who stated that there are preliminary symptoms such as nausea, sweating, yawning, and sometimes visual and hearing impairment before fainting. Dr. after an attack, he said that the patient’s gas was pale, sweaty, and his heart rate could be slow. Assoc., who says that a fall usually occurs because November tone (tension) of the muscles is also lost during fainting. Dr. he noted that patients sometimes feel like they are going to faint, even if they don’t faint completely; such conditions are also called presencop in medical parlance.
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ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
Assoc. emphasizing that syncope is a symptom, it is caused by the influence of another disease, and many reasons may lie behind it. Dr. he listed the main reasons that led to syncope as follows:
Heart disease, also called vasovagal syncope events neural origin, some lung diseases, some problems with brain vessels, lower blood sugar, blood pressure, decreased blood loss or anemia, syncope with heart disease are.
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HEART DISEASES CAN BE CAUSED BY
These diseases account for 20 percent of all syncope. Although it is most often caused by problems with the heart rhythm, fainting can develop due to many heart-related diseases. Due to a rhythm disturbance, the amount of blood that goes from the heart to the brain can vary, it can be temporarily interrupted and, accordingly, the patient may faint. Arrhythmias that are too fast or slow can cause a change in consciousness, ranging from mild dizziness to fainting.
There is a sudden loss of consciousness without any preliminary symptoms, and when the rhythm improves, the person immediately returns to normal. Deciency of the heart muscle, heart block with arrhythmias, significant pulse reduction, diseases of the heart valves, tumors in the heart, heart muscle November without blood and heart attack can be counted among the causes of syncope due to the heart.
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EVEN TYING A TIGHT TIE CAN LEAD TO FAINTING
It develops due to a sudden and rapid drop in pulse and blood pressure. It can happen after a heavy meal, mostly in a hot environment. There are preliminary symptoms such as nausea, sweating, yawning, sometimes visual and hearing impairment. After an attack, the patient may be pale, sweaty, and the heart rate is slow. With an increased sensitivity of the sensor cells next to the large vessels leading to the brain in the neck, the pulse may slow down and fainting may develop. During shaving, when wearing a tight tie, there may be a loss of consciousness with a sudden turn of the head.
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PERSISTENT COUGHING ATTACKS ARE THE CAUSE OF SYNCOPE
This condition is more common in the elderly. Postural hypotension is caused by a decrease in blood pressure during sudden departures from a lying or sitting position; it can result in fainting or dizziness. This condition often occurs in cases of dysfunction of the nerves in the body, excessive fluid loss, and side effects of the drugs used. Sometimes persistent coughing attacks due to lung disease can also lead to syncope.
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SYNCOP DUE TO HEART DISEASE SHOULD NOT BE IGNORED
When blood pressure and pulse return to normal, usually the patient also comes to his senses. The cause of fainting should be investigated. Detailed examinations and examinations may be required. Treatment for syncope is to eliminate the cause. If there is a problem with the rhythm, it should be corrected, if there is a valve disease, it should be operated on if necessary.
Syncope due to heart disease is dangerous and should be intervened without delay. In vasovagal syncope, the triggering causes should be controlled as much as possible. Some exercise programs and medication treatments can be done.
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EPILEPSY DISEASE CAN TRIGGER FAINTING
Epilepsy is a brain disease. It appears as a result of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Although there are many types, they all occur in seizures. Convulsions of the arms and legs are observed in large seizures, in which there is a loss of consciousness. It is impossible to know when and where the seizures will come. It is a group of diseases that need to be treated.
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Another type of fainting that should be distinguished from syncope is psychogenic seizures. In some emotional and psychic situations, it often happens next to others. You may not wake up crying.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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