Evaluation of the patients with syncope during the first month after coronary artery bypass graft

Abstract

: Syncope is a well-known risk factor for adverse cardiovascular event in patients with coronary 
artery disease, especially those with previous myocardial infarction (MI) or left ventricular dysfunction. The 
aim of this study was to assess electrophysiologic findings and results of head-up tilt test (HUTT) in patients 
with syncope and without orthostatic changes in blood pressure during the first month after coronary artery 
bypass graft (CABG). Materials and Methods: A total of 20 patients with syncope during the first month 
after CABG were prospectively enrolled in this study from June 2002 to April 2006. Electrophysiologic study 
(EPS) was performed in all of them