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Syncope : Mechanisms and Management.
Title:
Syncope : Mechanisms and Management.
Author:
Grubb, Blair P.
ISBN:
9781405143813
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (384 pages)
Contents:
Syncope: Mechanisms and Management -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface to the First Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Web Resources -- 1 Syncope: Overview and Approach to Management -- 2 Neurocardiogenic Syncope -- 3 Dysautonomic (Orthostatic) Syncope -- 4 Bradyarrhythmias and Syncope -- 5 Tachyarrhythmias as a Cause of Syncope -- 6 Use of Electrophysiology Studies in Syncope: Practical Aspects for Diagnosis and Treatment -- 7 Tilt Table Testing -- 8 Syncope and the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator -- 9 Neurologic Causes of Syncope -- 10 Structural and Obstructive Causes of Cardiovascular Syncope -- 11 Inherited Arrhythmic and Related Causes of Syncope -- 12 Psychiatric Disorders in Patients with Syncope -- 13 Postural Tachycardia, Orthostatic Intolerance, and the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome -- 14 Carotid Sinus Hypersensitivity -- 15 Miscellaneous Causes of Syncope -- 16 Syncope in the Child and Adolescent -- 17 Syncope in the Athlete -- 18 Syncope in the Elderly -- 19 The Implantable Loop Recorder for Diagnosis of Unexplained Syncope -- 20 Driving and Syncope -- 21 Legal Considerations in the Management of Patients with Syncope -- Epilogue -- Index.
Abstract:
The second edition of Syncope: Mechanisms and Management has been completely updated and revised and remains the most comprehensive textbook ever published on this common clinical entity. It provides up-to-date coverage of virtually every known cause of syncope, integrating knowledge of pathophysiology with practical guidelines for diagnosis and management. Incorporating clinical, investigative and experimental work conducted by leading authorities from all over the world, this book will serve as a practical resource for practicing cardiologists, electrophysiologists, neurologists, internists, pediatricians, and family physicians, as well as residents and fellows in these disciplines.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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