Syncope

1. Syncope: Definition, Terminology, and Classification
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

2. Pathophysiology of Syncope
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

3. Epidemiology of Syncope (Fainting)
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

4. Syncope Burden: Economic Impact of Syncope on Health-Care Resources and Personal Well-Being
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

5. The Initial Evaluation of T-LOC: Diagnostic Strategy Based on the Initial Findings
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

6. Transient Loss of Consciousness (T-LOC) Risk Stratification
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

7. Indications for and Interpretation of Laboratory Diagnostic Tests
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

8. Prolonged Ambulatory ECG Diagnostic Monitoring … Current and Evolving Indications
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

9. Syncope Facilities: Background and Current Standards
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

10. Syncope (T-LOC) Management Units: The Italian Model
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

11. Reflex Syncope (Neurally Mediated Syncope)
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

12. Orthostatic Intolerance: Orthostatic Hypotension and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

13. Cardiac Syncope
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

14. Conditions that Mimic Syncope
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

15. Unexplained Syncope in Patients with High Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

16.
How to: Role of Questionnaires and Risk Stratification at the Initial Evaluation in the Clinic and in the Emergency Department
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

17.
How to: Carotid Sinus Massage
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

18.
How to: Tilt-Table Testing
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

19.
How to: Prolonged Ambulatory ECG Monitoring
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

20. When and How: Electrophysiological Study (EPS)
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

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How to: Physical Maneuvers for Reflex and Orthostatic Syncope
Michele Brignole, David G. Benditt

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Cardiology, Neurology, General Practice / Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine