Key result
Comprehensive evaluation identifies critical differential diagnoses in a 14-year-old athlete presenting with exertional syncope.
Why the study?
Syncope during sports participation may be the first sign of cardiovascular disease posing risk during athletic training and competition, requiring comprehensive evaluation.
Case Report (n=1)
Syncope during sports requires a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation to rule out cardiovascular disease.
Urges comprehensive syncope evaluation in young athletes; leaves open standardized protocols pending higher-level evidence.
Syncope during sports participation may serve as the first manifestation of cardiovascular disease that poses a risk for athletic training and competition. Other causes of syncope (vasovagal, dehydration) during physical activity may be more benign. The athlete who faints during sports deserves a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation that addresses the wide-ranging differential diagnosis involved. The case of a 14-year-old male with two syncopal spells during athletic training is presented to review the components of such a workup and subsequent management implications.
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Rowland et al. (1991) conducted a case report in Syncope during athletic participation (n=1). Diagnostic evaluation was evaluated. A comprehensive diagnostic evaluation of a 14-year-old male with two syncopal spells during athletic training highlights the wide-ranging differential diagnosis and management implications.
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