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Coughed and blacked out today while driving ...had ekg and bloodwork ...referred me to cardioligist...am i goin in the right direction?
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Safe and not sorry: Loss of consciousness during cough can occur in the setting of "vaso-vagal" type of syncope. A cardiac evaluation can assess for possible heart rhythm disturbances, structural heart disease or blockages of heart arteries.
Answered 4/23/2016
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