Syncope: Mechanisms and Management

ForewordM.E. Josephson PrefaceB.P. Grubb, B. Olshansky 1. An Overview of the Evaluation and Management of SyncopeW.N. Kapoor 2. Syncope: Overview and Approach to ManagementB. Olshansky 3. Neurocardiogenic SyncopeB.P. Grubb 4. Dysautonomic (Orthostatic) SyncopeB.P. Grubb 5. Bradyarrhythmias as a Cause of SyncopeD.G. Benditt, R. Sutton 6. Tachyarrhythmias as a Cause of SyncopeM.N. Harvey, F. Morady 7. Use of Electrophysiological Studies in Syncope: Practical Aspects for Diagnosis and TreatmentE.A. Telfer, B. Olshansky 8. Neurological and Related Causes of Syncope: The Importance of Recognition and TreatmentD. Robertson, T.L. Davis 9. Psychiatric Disorders in Patients With SyncopeW.N. Kapoor, H.C. Schulberg 10. Neurally Mediated Hypotension and the Chronic Fatigue SyndromeH. Calkins, P.C. Rowe 11. Carotid Sinus HypersensitivityA.B. Wagshal, S.K.S. Wang 12. Miscellaneous Causes of SyncopeD.J. Kosinski 13. Syncope in the Child and AdolescentB. Ross, B.P. Grubb 14. Syncope in the AthleteD.J. Kosinski 15. Syncope in the ElderlyG. Azhar, L.A. Lipsitz 16. Recurrent Unexplained Syncope: When All Else FailsA.D. Krahn, G.J. Klein, R. Yee 17. Driving and SyncopeB. Olshanski, B.P. Grubb 18. Syncope and the LawM.J. Zucker, G.J. Bloch