Topics:
Syncope
Summary
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Authors
Angel Moya (Chairperson); Richard Sutton; Fabrizio Ammirati; Jean-Jacques Blanc; Michele Brignole; Johannes B. Dahm; Jean-Claude Deharo; Jacek Gajek; Knut Gjesdal; Andrew Krahn; Martial Massin; Mauro Pepi; Thomas Pezawas; Ricardo Ruiz Granell; Francois Sarasin; Andrea Ungar; J. Gert van Dijk; Edmond P. Walma; Wouter Wieling
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Table of contents: Full Text (ESC Clinical Practice Guidelines)
Preamble
Part 1. Definition, classification & pathophysiology
- Definition
- Epidemiology
- Prognosis
- Impact of quality of life
- Economic issues
Part 2.Initial evaluation, diagnosis, & risk stratification
- Initial evaluation
- Diagnostic tests
Part 3. Treatment
- Treatment of reflex syncope and orthostatic intolerance
- Cardiac arrhythmias as primary care
- Syncope secondary to structural cardiac or cardiovascular disease
- Unexplained syncope in patients with high risk of sudden cardiac death
Part 4. Special issues
- Syncope in the elderly
- Syncope in paediatric patients
- Driving and syncope
Organizational aspects
- Management of syncope in general practice
- Management of syncope in the emergency department
- Syncope (T-LOC) management unit
Previous versions
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