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Introduction This is a personal story of the first author, in the form of a review, who has had a career in a medical specialty that does not officially exist, even its coding is unreliable. My co-author brings a different perspective, being much younger, not British and in his early career, with great ambition directed to advancing this nebulous specialty. The Netherlands is a less conservative country where syncope is taken more seriously than in the UK. Syncope is a common symptom but is not a diagnosis Syncope is transient loss of consciousness due to reduced cerebral perfusion with rapid onset, brief duration and full prompt recovery.1

Professor Richard Sutton Introduction Permanent cardiac pacing began in Sweden in 1958 with Rune Elmqvist designing a device, and the cardiac surgeon, Åke Senning, implanting it. The US and UK followed quickly. The first UK implant was at St. George’s Hospital, Hyde Park Corner, London, in 1960 with Aubrey Leatham, cardiologist, and Harold Siddons, cardiac surgeon. Not to be omitted from this pioneering group was Geoff Davies, engineer. The implant was a success, and I had the privilege of looking after that patient in 1967 when I joined the St. George’s team. As raconteur of these stories, it is clear that I was a late arrival. One of m

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