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Syncope

An Evidence-Based Approach

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Editors:
  1. Michele Brignole

    1. Faint & Fall Programme, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano Ospedale San Luca, Piazzale Brescia, Italy

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  2. David G. Benditt

    1. University of Minnesota, MMC 508, Minneapolis, USA

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  • Provides a multidisciplinary guideline-based review of syncope
  • Contains practically applicable guidance for the management of syncope patients
  • Features summaries of relevant guidelines and commentary on differences between guidelines

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. TLOC/Collapse: Pathophysiologic and Epidemiologic Features

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Syncope: Definition and Classification-Contrasting the American and European Guidelines

      • Noah N. Williford, Brian Olshansky
      Pages 3-16

    3. The Meaning of ‘Consciousness’ in Syncope and Related Disorders

      • J. Gert van Dijk
      Pages 17-32

    4. Prognosis of Syncope Across the Diagnostic Spectrum

      • Steve W. Parry
      Pages 33-43

    5. The Economic Impact of Syncope: Direct and Indirect Costs

      • Aalap D. Narichania, Mohamed H. Hamdan
      Pages 45-57

  3. Basic Clinical Features

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Determining the Cause of TLOC/Collapse: The Initial Evaluation

      • Angel Moya, Patricia Fumero
      Pages 61-68

    3. Seizures vs Syncope: Distinguishing Features for the Clinic

      • Robert S. Sheldon, Satish R. Raj
      Pages 69-81

    4. Reflex Syncope: The Common and Less Common Variants

      • Ritsuko Kohno, Haruhiko Abe
      Pages 83-93

    5. Orthostatic Hypotension Variants, POTS, and Less Well-Defined Autonomic Dysfunction

      • Artur Fedorowski
      Pages 95-107

    6. Bradycardias and Tachycardias: Acquired and Inheritable

      • Matthew T. Bennett, Thomas M. Roston, Shubhayan Sanatani, Andrew D. Krahn
      Pages 109-123

    7. Differential Diagnosis of Autonomic Disturbances and Recognition by History and Physical Findings

      • Martina Rafanelli, Andrea Ungar
      Pages 125-133

    8. Psychogenic Pseudosyncope and Pseudoseizure: Approach and Treatment

      • Raffaello Furlan, Alessandra Alciati
      Pages 135-147

  4. Basic Diagnostic Strategies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Managing Syncope/Collapse in the Emergency Department

      • Matthew J. Reed
      Pages 151-161

    3. TLOC/Collapse: The Role of the Emergency Department Observation Unit

      • Ivo Casagranda
      Pages 163-170

    4. Ambulatory ECG Monitoring in Syncope and Collapse: Current Status and Utility

      • Richard Sutton, David G. Benditt
      Pages 171-179

    5. Carotid Sinus Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Diagnosis

      • Jean-Jacques Blanc
      Pages 181-188

    6. Electrophysiology Testing: Appropriate Indications in TLOC/Collapse

      • Dan Sorajja
      Pages 189-209
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About this book

This heavily revised second edition provides a comprehensive multi-disciplinary review of syncope and how to care for these patients successfully. It contains detailed descriptions of the scientific basis behind the pathophysiology of conditions that cause syncope and collapse. Pathways for optimal clinical management in line with the latest guidelines are reviewed and are accompanied by clearly defined recommendations on how to treat patients with syncope. Common procedures and tests are also discussed along with their indications, methodology, interpretation and limitations.

 

Syncope: An Evidence-Based Approach systematically describes the pathophysiology and latest clinical management guidelines for treating patients with syncope. It is an essential resource for a variety of medical professionals including cardiologists, emergency physicians, internists, general practitioners, geriatricians, cardiac electrophysiologists, neurologists and psychiatrists.

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Editors and Affiliations

  • Faint & Fall Programme, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano Ospedale San Luca, Piazzale Brescia, Italy

    Michele Brignole

  • University of Minnesota, MMC 508, Minneapolis, USA

    David G. Benditt

About the editors

Dr. Michele Brignole was  the Head of Cardiology at the Arrhythmologic Centre, Ospedali Tigullio in Lavagna, Genoa. At present, he his coordinator of the Faint&Fall Centre at the IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milan, Italy. He is member of the European Society of Cardiology and memebr of the board of the GIMSI (Multidisiplinary Italian Association for the stydy of Syncope). He is the chairman of the Task Force on Syncope of the European Society of Cardiology.



Dr. David Benditt received his undergraduate education in electrical engineering and his M.D. from the University of Manitoba. After completing fellowships in general cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, Dr. Benditt joined the faculty of the University of Minnesota Cardiovascular Division, where he established the Cardiac Arrhythmia Center (CAC). The CAC’s mission supports basic and clinical research on the causes, diagnoses, and treatments of cardiac arrhythmias, syncope (fainting disorders), and sudden cardiac death.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Syncope

  • Book Subtitle: An Evidence-Based Approach

  • Editors: Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44507-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-44506-5Published: 30 June 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-44509-6Published: 30 June 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-44507-2Published: 29 June 2020

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 343

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 35 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cardiology, Neurology, General Practice / Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine

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