» American Academy of Family Physicians - An article entitled: Exercise-Related Syncope in the Young Athlete: Reassurance, Restriction or Referral?
» American Heart Association - An explanation of what syncope is, neurally mediated syncope, AHA recommendations and further resources to related issues.
» Cheltenham Syncope Clinic - Neurocardiogenic Syncope (also known as Vasovagal Syncope) and Carotid Sinus Syndrome are important, treatable, yet under-diagnosed causes of recurrent blackouts. Diagnosis and management of these conditions is explained in this website.
» NPR : 'In Defense of Fainting' - Writer William Loiseaux has done a bit of scientific, linguistic, cultural and historical research on the act of fainting. He's written a treatise of sorts on the topic. It's called "In Defense of Fainting," published in The American Scholar
» Syncope - Also known as fainting, an information sheet compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
» The Merck Manual - An article about orthostatic hypotension and syncope.
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