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== Background ==
Exercise-related syncope without organic heart disease
has frequently been reported in young athletes <cite>Calkins<cite/><cite>Grubb<cite/><cite>Kosinksi2000<cite/><cite>Kosinski1996<cite/><cite>Sakaguchi<cite/><cite>Takase<cite/>. The exact incidence of idiopathic exercise-related syncope among young athletes is not known.
Calkins et al. and Colivicchi et al. found that after a thorough cardiac evaluation athletes with an exertional-related syncope could safely continue to participate in athletics [2, 3]. Tilt-table testing may be a useful diagnostic
tool provoking syncope in 41 % of 24 athletes and up to
79 % after isoproterenol infusion [5]. Idiopathic exercise-related syncope has been reported to result from
hypotension together with a normal HR, tachycardia,
bradycardia or asystole [2, 9]. The pathophysiology of
this condition is poorly understood [9]. Atenolol, hydrofludrocortisone, disopyramide, transdermal scopolamine and increased salt intake have been recommended as treatment for exercise-related syncope [2, 5,
10, 11, 13]. To our knowledge this is the first report of a
beneficial effect of water drinking for this condition.
== Case ==
A 20-year-old male pupil of a sporting school had
A 20-year-old male pupil of a sporting school had
had attacks of lightheadedness over several months. The
had attacks of lightheadedness over several months. The

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