"A publication based on the Guidelines on management (diagnosis and treatment) of syncope by the European Society of Cardiology (www.escardio.org/knowledge.guidelines)."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-289) and index.
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Syncope: definition, classification, and multiple potential causes / Jean-Jacques Blanc, David G. Benditt -- What is syncope and what is not syncope: the importance of definitions / J. Gert van Dijk, Adam Fitzpatrick -- Pathophysiology and clinical presentation / Wouter Wieling [and others] -- Maintaining blood pressure whilst upright: physiology and potential for disturbances to cause syncope / Christopher Mathias -- Epidemiology and social costs of syncope / Rose Anne Kenny, Wishwa Kapoor -- Overview of recommended diagnostic strategies / Richard Sutton, Michele Brignole -- Initial evaluation of the syncope patient / Antonio Raviele, Paolo Alboni -- The role of the prepared questionnaire in initial evaluation of transient losses of consciousness / Anna Serletis, Robert Sheldon -- Who should be evaluated and treated in hospital, and who can be managed as an outpatient? / David G. Benditt -- Organizing management of syncope in the hospital and clinic (the syncope unit) / Rose Anne Kenny, Michele Brignole -- Impact of syncope guidelines on clinical care / Michele Brignole -- Ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring for evaluation of syncope / Adam Fitzpatrick, David G. Benditt -- Hemodynamic sensors: the future evaluation of syncope / David G. Benditt -- The basic autonomic assessment / Richard Sutton, David G. Benditt -- Electrophysiological testing / Fei Lu, Lennart Bergfeldt -- Miscellaneous diagnostic procedures: when are they indicated? / Lennart Bergfeldt, Piotr Kulakowski -- Neurologic diagnostic procedures in syncope / J. Gert van Dijk -- Contribution of psychiatric disorders to apparent syncope / George Theodorakis -- Who to treat / Michele Brignole, Rose Anne Kenny -- Specific causes of syncope and their evaluation and treatment strategies / David G. Benditt [and others] -- Syncope and other causes of transient loss of consciousness in children, teenagers and adolescent / Wouter Wieling, Karin S. Ganzeboom, Jan Janousek -- Syncope in the older adult (including driving implications) / Rose Anne Kenny, David G. Benditt -- Conditions that mimic syncope / J. Gert Van Dijk.
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Designed for the practitioner, this handbook provides an easy-to-read overview of how to evaluate and treat patients with a history of fainting. The 2nd Edition has been fully revised to contain all the latest information concerning diagnosis and treatment. It is based on the 2004 update of the ESC Guidelines on the Management of Syncope and offers up-to-date direction based on comprehensive analysis. All chapters share a consistent structure and are concise - only essential references are included. However, each chapter comes with suggestions for further reading and a comprehensive literature.