Clinical Autonomic Dysfunction: Measurement, Indications, Therapies, and Outcomes

This book presents the concepts underlying the measurement of parasympathetic and sympathetic (P&S) activity in the autonomic nervous system and the application of these measurements in the development of therapeutic guidelines for treating dysfunctions in these processes. It provides an overview of the anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry of the autonomic nervous system; details general clinical applications of P&S monitoring that are independent of specialty or disease; presents the pathophysiology of P&S dysfunction in specific disorders, expected test results, therapeutic options, and expected outcomes; and includes case studies and longitudinal studies that demonstrate the major concepts for the common diseases for which P&S monitoring is recommended. Clinical Autonomic Dysfunction enables clinicians to improve patient outcomes by identifying and treating clinical problems related to autonomic nervous system disorders.

Joseph Colombo, PhD

Department of Cardiology

Drexel University College of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA, USA

ANSAR Medical Technologies, Inc.

Philadelphia, PA, USA

 

Rohit Arora, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP, FSCAI

Department of Medicine

Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center

Department of Cardiology

The Chicago Medical School

North Chicago, IL, USA

 

Nicholas L. DePace, MD, FACC

Department of Cardiology

Hahnemann Hospital

Drexel University College of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Aaron I. Vinik, MD, PhD, FCP, MACP

Department of Medicine

Neuroendocrine Unit

Eastern Virginia Medical School,

Strelitz Diabetes Research Center

Norfolk, VA, USA