Feeling Faint? Hypotension and Syncope: Mechanisms and Prevention
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A 25-year-old woman who was an Olympic rower competing in the single sculls event had experienced two episodes of syncope (transient loss of consciousness) immediately after a 2K time trial on a rowing ergometer. Alarmingly, especially for a single rower, she had warning signs while rowing on water that did not result in syncope. At the British Olympic Medical Centre, she also admitted to the same symptoms during medical and dental procedures.
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