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Recurrent faints due to asystole in an adolescent boy
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A 14-year-old boy was under follow-up with the paediatric team for recurrent fainting episodes. These episodes had started when he was 8 years old and the most recent one had occurred while he was sitting on a chair. The patient's father, who had died in a road traffic accident while riding a motorbike, had experienced similar episodes as a child. …
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Competing interests None.
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Patient consent Obtained.
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Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.