Benditt / Brignole / Raviele Syncope and Transient Loss of Consciousness

Multidisciplinary Management
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-69172-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 208 Seiten, E-Book

Syncope is one of the most important causes of transient loss ofconsciousness, and is such a common event that it may beencountered by practitioners in virtually any field of medicine. Assuch, a broad spectrum of healthcare professionals may be involvedin its assessment and management.

Edited by distinguished individuals whose pioneering work insyncope highlights careers devoted to improving patient care, thisbook provides:

* Succinct, practical and up-to-date guidance on the optimalclinical evaluation and treatment of patients with syncope andtransient loss of consciousness in a multidisciplinaryframework

* Evidence-based recommendations founded on comprehensiveliterature review and extensive clinical experience by expertcontributors

* Meaningful clinical tips for appropriate use of guidelinesin clinical practice

* Key recent citations

Building on the European Society of Cardiology SyncopeGuidelines, this book provides a clear evaluation of the latestrecommendations for care of patients with syncope and transientloss of consciousness, with a multidisciplinary focus that makes itequally relevant for general physicians or those specializing incardiology or neurology.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Benditt, David G.

Brignole, Michele

Raviele, Antonio

Wieling, Wouter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors.
Preface.
Part 1 Syncope and TLOC overview.
1 Definition and classification of syncope and transient.
loss of consciousness.
Jean-Jacques Blanc.
2 Epidemiologic aspects of transient loss ofconsciousness/syncope.
Robert S Sheldon, Anna Serletis.
3 Pathophysiology of syncope: postural, neurally-mediated,.
and arrhythmic.
W Wieling.
4 Cerebral perfusion in syncope.
J Gert van Dijk, Roland D Thijs.
5 Risk stratification--impact on diagnostic strategy.
Brian Olshansky.
Part 2 Clinical evaluation strategies.
6 Value and limitations of clinical history in assessing causeof syncope.
Paolo Alboni, Maurizio Dinelli.
7 Emergency department evaluation of transient loss ofconsciousness/.
syncope.
Franc¸ois P Sarasin.
8 The essential autonomic assessment for evaluating the.
cause of syncope.
Carlos A Morillo, Juan C Guzman.
9 Neurally-mediated reflex syncope: recognition by historyand.
clinical testing.
Anna Serletis, Robert S Sheldon.
10 Value and limitations of ambulatory electrocardiographicmonitoring.
Andrew D Krahn.
11 Recording ambulatory blood pressure in the syncope and.
TLOC evaluation.
Dietrich Andresen.
12 Electrophysiologic testing: value and limitations in thetransient loss of.
consciousness/syncope evaluation.
Suneet Mittal.
13 Intolerance to upright posture in autonomic failure and thepostural.
tachycardia syndrome: assessment and treatment strategies.
Christopher J Mathias.
14 Improving tolerance to upright posture: current status oftilt-training.
and other physical maneuvers.
Hugo Ector, Tony Reybrouck.
15 Syncope in patients with bundle-branch block and otherconduction.
system abnormalities.
Angel Moya.
Part 3 Specific conditions.
16 Treatment strategies in neurally-mediated reflex syncope:effectiveness of.
drugs, pacing, and physical maneuvers.
Richard Sutton.
17 Structural heart disease, syncope, and risk of sudden death:selection of.
patients for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy.
Kathy L Lee, Hung-Fat Tse, Chu-Pak Lau.
18 Channelopathies as a cause of syncope.
T Boussy, Pedro Brugada.
19 Distinguishing seizures and pseudosyncope from syncope.
Adam P Fitzpatrick.
20 Syncope and transient loss of consciousness in children andadolescents:.
congenital and acquired conditions.
Hugh Calkins.
21 Transient loss of consciousness, syncope, and falls in theelderly.
Rose Anne Kenny.
22 Drug-induced (iatrogenic) syncope.
Gerald V Naccarelli.
Part 4 Economic and research aspects.
23 Syncope and the competitive athlete: recommendations forevaluation.
and permission to compete.
Franco Giada, Antonio Raviele (Ospedale Umberto I).
24 Role of syncope management units.
Win K Shen, Michele Brignole (Ospedali del Tigullio).
25 The impact of syncope and transient loss of consciousnesson.
quality of life.
Blair P Grubb.
Part 5 Current controversies and future directions.
26 Driving and flying restrictions for the syncope and/orimplanted.
cardiac device patient.
Christina M Murray, Dwight W Reynolds.
27 Clinical trials landscape: what's new, what'songoing, what do.
we need.
Michele Brignole (Ospedali del Tigullio), David G Benditt(University of Minnesota Medical School), Wouter Wieling (AcademicMedical Centre).
28 Syncope and transient loss of consciousness:multidisciplinary.
management.
A John Camm.
29 Syncope practice guidelines initiative.
David G Benditt (University of Minnesota Medical School).
Appendix: syncope consortium members.
Index