Syncope Cases

This book presents a unique collection of clinical cases to help combat the difficulty of diagnosis and treatment of Syncope. Medical professionals using this book are provided with a reference to a large array of succinctly described and illustrated clinical scenarios. Each case is presented with the results of appropriate tests and critical comments about the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment according to guidelines.

Syncope is considered a difficult diagnostic and treatment problem for all who work in the field. Regardless of your prior knowledge, you will find the case studies easy to digest, enlightening, and immediately pertinent to improving the care patients – giving you confidence in your diagnosis and your advice.

The editors have developed a lively and easy-to-read book with a focused expert editorial commentary, offering the reader a broader and easily understood context for each case, as well as key citations from the literature.

Syncope Cases is a valuable contribution to your collection; edited by seven prominent authorities on the management of syncope from four countries, with more than 130 contributors, this book provides a unique additional step in the fostering of a better understanding of the many factors that can cause syncope, with the ultimate goal of facilitating the delivery of more precise and cost-effective care for syncope patients. It is a contribution that should be widely read, and one that offers the possibility of distinctly enhancing medical care of the syncope patient.

Roberto García Civera, MD
Professor of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain; Chief Section of Arrhythmology, Clinical University Hospital, Valencia, Spain.

Gonzalo Barón Esquivias, MD
Syncope Unit, University Hospital Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain.

Jean-Jacques Blanc, MD. FESC
Professor of Cardiology. Chief Department Cardiology, Brest University. France; Member of the Task Force on Syncope of the European Society of Cardiology.

Michele Brignole, MD, FESC
Chief of Cardiology Department. Ospedale Riuniti. Lavagna. Italy; Chairman of the Task Force on Syncope of the European Society of Cardiology.

Angel Moya i Mitjans, MD., FESC
Chief Section of Arrhythmology. General University Hospital Vall d’Hebron. Barcelona. Spain; Member of the Task Force on Syncope of the European Society of Cardiology.

Ricardo Ruíz Granell, MD
Electrophysiology Laboratory, Clinical University Hospital, Valencia, Spain.

Wouter Wieling, MD, PD.
Professor of Medicine. Department of Medicine; Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.