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Syncope: Mechanisms and Management Book

The authors plan to include important recent information concerning syncope.There are new data from the ISSUE TrialThere are data from multicenter trials using device therapy in syncope patients showing improved survivalThere have been updates in the ACC/AHA guidelines for device implantation for syncope patientsThere are new European Society of Cardiology Guidelines regarding syncopeThere is new information regarding and new treatments for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and chronic fatigue syndromeThe mechanisms of neurocardiogenic syncope are better defined. The methods to assess patients are different and new therapies have emergedThere is more general information concerning the epidemiology of syncope, its association with sudden death, and its relationship to cardiac disease.There is new and important information concerning carotid sinus hypersensitivity which will be written by one of the renowned experts in the field from the United Kingdom, Rose Kenny.There is an updated chapter on syncope in the child and adolescent.There will be updated and revised information regarding neurological issues related to syncope written by Dr. Philip Low.There will be new information regarding implantable loop recorders. Randomized clinical trials show benefit and may emphasize the earlier use of such devices in syncope patients.There is important new information concerning legal aspects of syncope and there are changes in some state laws.Dr. Mark Estes, and expert on syncope in the athlete, will write a chapter on that topic. This area may attract sports-minded physicians. This is an area in which there has been substantial advancements in knowledge.The chapters on electrophysiology testing and ventricular arrhythmias will be combined and updated.There is no competition to this book that has developed over the years. This book will continue to dominate the market regarding syncope, and those who purchased the first edition (more than 3,000) will likely want to buy the second edition with the substantial additions, improvements, edits, and changes from the first edition.Read More

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  • Product Description

    Syncope: Mechanisms and Management is the principle text and sole source devoted to pathophysiological, clinical diagnostic and therapeutic information in this field.

    The second edition has been completely updated and remains the most comprehensive and useable reference ever published on this common clinical entity. It is a ?must-have? purchase providing up-to-date coverage of virtually every known cause of syncope, integrating knowledge of pathophysiology with practical guidelines for diagnosis and management.

    This book includes new chapters and new data from the ISSUE trial, as well as results of the multi-center trials using device therapy in patients with syncope and organic heart disease. It also contains updated information about the mechanism of neurocardiogenic syncope, carotid-sinus hypersensitivity, syncope in childhood and adolescence, chronic fatigue and orthostatic hypotensive disorders.

    Syncope: Mechanisms and Management is thoughtfully structured to make this large quantity of diverse information easy to digest ? each section is designed to stand alone while also being part of a coherent whole, forming a solid foundation for further development in this rapidly expanding and increasingly complex field.

  • 1405122072
  • 9781405122078
  • Blair P. Grubb MD, Brian Olshansky
  • 28 June 2005
  • Wiley-Blackwell
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 384
  • 2nd Edition
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