Aksu T. Syncope. From Etiopathogenesis to New Therapeutic Options 2024

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Preface
Acknowledgment
About the Editors
Contributors
Syncope: Definition, Terminology and Classicfiation
Epidemiology and Economics of Syncope
Etiopathogenesis of Syncope
Initial Evaluation and Risk Straticfiation in Syncope
Diagnostic Tests in Syncope
Diagnostic Tests in Syncope: Tilt-Table Testing, Autonomic Tests, and Electrophysiological Study
Diagnostic Tests in Syncope: ECG, Prolonged Ambulatory Monitoring, and Exercise Stress Testing
Reflex Syncope
Reflex Syncope: Vasovagal Syncope
Reflex Syncope: Other Causes of Reflex Syncope
Adenosine-Sensitive Syncope: Diagnosis and Management
Disorders of Orthostatic Intolerance: Orthostatic Hypotension and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
General Introduction
Physiology of Standing
Orthostatic Hypotension
Common Clinical Features
Symptoms
Common Causes
Synucleinopathies
Peripheral Neuropathies
Epidemiology
Cardiac Syncope
Syncope in Children
Pseudosyncope and Ictal Syncope: Diagnosis and Management
Other Neurological Conditions (Sleep Disorders, Autonomic Failure, and Structural Brain Lesions)
Management of Reflex Syncope
Management of Reflex Syncope: Non-Pharmacological and Pharmacological
Management of Reflex Syncope: Cardioneuroablation
Management of Reflex Syncope: Cardiac Pacing in Reflex Syncope
The Legal Aspects of Syncope
Syncope and Falls in Older Adults
Index