Syncope on the Dance Floor

A 21-year-old woman is transported to the emergency department from a night club by ambulance for a possible panic attack. Medics state that she had been drinking and had just finished dancing and was walking off the floor when she suddenly experienced a rapid heartbeat and panic followed by a syncopal episode. A boy she had met that night caught her so there was no injury. The patient denies any chest pain, drug abuse or other complaints.
Source: ConsultantLive - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tags: Cardiovascular Disease Source Type: news