Correlation of syncopal burden with anxiety symptoms score in recurrent vasovagal syncope

摘要

Vasovagal syncope (WS) is the transitory loss of consdousness secondary to generalized cerebral hypoperfiision due to arterial hypotension with or without a concomitant reduction of heart rate [1 ]. Subjects suffering from recurrent WS can have a high psychological stress including anxiety, depression, concern, and somatic complaints [2,3]. In previous studies, syncopal burden has been inversely correlated with quality of life but no significant correlation was observed between anxiety, depression and the patient's syncopal burden [2,3]. The aim of this study was to correlate syncopal burden with symptoms score of anxiety and depression in subjects with WS and no psychiatric disorders.