The Autonomic Nervous system automatically controls many functions of the body such as breathing, blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature. When it dysfunctions, you can have symptoms such as syncope (a brief loss of consciousness or fainting), weakness, light headedness, fatigue, nausea, and palpitations. Autonomic disorders, such as Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and syncope are common condition. They are often the result of an underlying medical condition that could be related to your heart, nervous system or blood flow to the brain. Join us as we chat with Dr. Fredrick Jaeger, cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic as he answers your questions about syncope, POTS and other autonomic disorders that can affect your heart.

Dr. Jaeger is a member of the Heart Rhythm Society, American Osteopathic Association, Sigma Pi Sigma and the American College of Osteopathic Internists. Dr. Jaeger is co-author of several book chapters and articles that focus on syncope and electrophysiology.

His articles have been published in PACE, the American Journal of Cardiology, the American Heart Journal and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Jaeger is a recipient of the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology Traveling Fellowship and the American Heart Association Affiliate Fellowship.

A graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, he completed his internal medicine residency at Brentwood Hospital and his fellowships in cardiovascular medicine and electrophysiology at Cleveland Clinic.

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