CARDIAC SYNCOPE - REPORT ON 4 CASES

We describe 4 patients with syncopes due to tachycardias of different etiologies. The causes and prognostic importance of syncopes are discu ssed together with the therapeutic options, e.g., antiarrhythmic thera py guided by programmed ventricular stimulation, surgery for ventricul ar tachycardia, implantation of a cardioverter/defibrillator, and radi ofrequency ablation of arrhythmias. In particular, the clinical presen tation of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia and Wolff-Parkins on-White syndrome are outlined.