TY - JOUR T1 - Syncope in a middle-aged man JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 395 LP - 401 DO - 10.1136/emermed-2017-207381 VL - 35 IS - 6 AU - Satish Maharaj AU - Karan Seegobin AU - Fabiana Rollini Y1 - 2018/06/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/35/6/395.abstract N2 - A 46-year-old African-American man presented to the emergency room after having a syncopal episode. The patient was at a friend’s house when he stood up, felt lightheaded, had associated chest discomfort that has been described as ‘elephant sitting on my chest’ and then collapsed. There was loss of consciousness transiently but no seizure-like activity. There was no personal or family history of arrhythmia or sudden cardiac death. He was a heavy smoker but denied other medical histories. The patient … ER -