%0 Journal Article
%T Management of patients with Reflex Vasovagal syncope with a protocol involving a yoga maneuver Tadasana.
%A Rao BH
%A Gowlikar V
%A Vooturi S
%A Raj JP
%A Surath M
%J Int J Cardiol
%V 412
%N 0
%D 2024 Oct 1
%M 38945370
%F 4.039
%R 10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132302
%X <B>BACKGROUND: </B>There is no universally followed protocol for managing Reflex Vasovagal syncope (VVS).<BR><B>METHODS: </B>VVS patients were treated with a 2 step protocol. Step I - counseling, hydration, physiotherapy, and Tadasana Yoga maneuver. Patients with ≥2 VVS recurrences were given step II care - intensification of step I, elastic stockings,and pharmacotherapy. Follow-up included assessment by periodic functional status questionnaires.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>157 patients (103 males & 54 females,mean age - 53 ± 20 years & mean LVEF - 62 ± 5%.) experienced 867 total events - 382 syncopal, and 485 near syncopal episodes over 14 ± 9 months. After step I protocol, the mean total, syncopal and near syncopal events declined from 5 ± 7 to 0.3 ± 1.2 (P < 0.0001), 3 ± 2 to 0.1 ± 0.4 (P < 0.0001) and 3 ± 6 to 0.2 ± 1.1 (P < 0.0001) respectively. Twenty (12.7%) patients had 53 event recurrences, 15- syncopal episodes in 7 and 38 near syncope events in 13. After step II, 5 patients had 14 events. At 33 ± 15 months, in 152 patients (96.8%) there were no recurrences and syncope was prevented in all (100%). The median total, syncopal and near syncopal events declined from 3 to 0,(p < 0.001) 2 to 0 (p < 0.001) and 1 to 0 (p < 0.001) respectively. There was an improvement in all the 3 quality of life parameters.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>We demonstrate a simple and effective protocol that can be universally adopted to prevent VVS recurrences,with improvement in quality of life.