The Evaluation and Treatment of Syncope: A Handbook for Clinical Practice, Second Edition
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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 source is provided separately at the end of the book and divided into major interest areas.The ESC Education SeriesThis book is part of the ESC Education Series. The series is designed to provide medical professionals with the latest information about the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Where available, management recommendations are based on the established European Guidelines, which encompass the best techniques to use with each cardiac disease. Throughout the series, the leading international opinion leaders have been chosen to edit and contribute to the books. The information is presented in a succinct and accessible format with a clinical focus.Content: Chapter 1 Syncope: Definition, Classification, and Multiple Potential Causes (pages 1–9): Jean?Jacques Blanc and David G. BendittChapter 2 What is Syncope and What is Not Syncope: The Importance of Definitions (pages 10–15): J. Gert van Dijk and Adam P. FitzpatrickChapter 3 Pathophysiology and Clinical Presentation (pages 16–28): Wouter Wieling, J. Gert van Dijk, Johannes J. van Lieshout and David G. BendittChapter 4 Maintaining Blood Pressure While Upright: Physiology and Potential for Disturbances to Cause Syncope (pages 29–39): Christopher J. MathiasChapter 5 Epidemiology and Social Costs of Syncope (pages 40–44): Rose Anne Kenny and Wishwa N. KapoorChapter 6 Overview of Recommended Diagnostic Strategies (pages 45–53): Richard Sutton and Michele BrignoleChapter 7 Initial Evaluation of the Syncope Patient (pages 54–62): Antonio Raviele and Paolo AlboniChapter 8 The Role of the Prepared Questionnaire in Initial Evaluation of Transient Losses of Consciousness (pages 63–68): Anna Serletis and Robert S. SheldonChapter 9 Who Should be Evaluated and Treated in Hospital, and Who Can be Managed as an Outpatient? (pages 69–74): David G. BendittChapter 10 Organizing Management of Syncope in the Hospital and Clinic (the Syncope Unit) (pages 75–80): Rose Anne Kenny and Michele BrignoleChapter 11 Impact of Syncope Guidelines on Clinical Care (pages 81–84): Michele BrignoleChapter 12 Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitoring for Evaluation of Syncope (pages 85–95): Adam P. Fitzpatrick and David G. BendittChapter 13 Hemodynamic Sensors: The Future Evaluation of Syncope (pages 96–101): David G. BendittChapter 14 The Basic Autonomic Assessment (pages 102–112): Richard Sutton and David G. BendittChapter 15 Electrophysiological Testing (pages 113–129): Fei Lu and Lennart BergfeldtChapter 16 Miscellaneous Diagnostic Procedures: When are they Indicated? (pages 130–135): Lennart Bergfeldt and Piotr KulakowskiChapter 17 Neurologic Diagnostic Procedures in Syncope (pages 136–141): J. Gert van DijkChapter 18 Contribution of Psychiatric Disorders to Apparent Syncope (pages 142–149): George TheodorakisChapter 19 Who to Treat (pages 151–158): Michele Brignole and Rose Anne KennyChapter 21 Syncope and Other Causes of Transient Loss of Consciousness in Children, Teenagers, and Adolescents (pages 216–231): Wouter Wieling, Karin S. Ganzeboom and Jan JanousekChapter 22 Syncope in the Older Adult (Including Driving Implications) (pages 232–241): Rose Anne Kenny and David G. BendittChapter 23 Conditions that Mimic Syncope (pages 242–258): J. Gert van DijkChapter 20a Specific Causes of Syncope: Their Evaluation and Treatment Strategies (pages 159–169): David G. Benditt and Jean?Jacques BlancChapter 20b Specific Causes of Syncope: Their Evaluation and Treatment Strategies (pages 170–184): Angel Moya and Wouter WielingChapter 20c Specific Causes of Syncope: Their Evaluation and Treatment Strategies (pages 185–204): Angel MoyaChapter 20d Specific Causes of Syncope: Their Evaluation and Treatment Strategies (pages 205–212): Jean?Jacques Blanc and Jan JanousekChapter 20e Specific Causes of Syncope: Their Evaluation and Treatment Strategies (pages 213–215): J. Gert van Dijk
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