The Evaluation and Treatment of Syncope: A Handbook for Clinical Practice

David Benditt, Jean-Jacques Blanc, Michele Brignole, Richard Sutton

Wiley, Feb 12, 2009 - Medical - 320 pages

Designed for the practitioner, this handbook provides an easy-to-read overview of how to evaluate and treat patients with a history of fainting. The 2nd Edition has been fully revised to contain all the latest information concerning diagnosis and treatment. It is based on the 2004 update of the ESC Guidelines on the Management of Syncope and offers up-to-date direction based on comprehensive analysis.

All chapters share a consistent structure and are concise - only essential references are included. However, each chapter comes with suggestions for further reading and a comprehensive literature source is provided separately at the end of the book and divided into major interest areas.

All in all, this is a convenient compendium for clinical use that should be kept for reference in the clinic, office or emergency department.

The ESC Education Series
This book is part of the ESC Education Series. The series is designed to provide medical professionals with the latest information about the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Where available, management recommendations are based on the established European Guidelines, which encompass the best techniques to use with each cardiac disease. Throughout the series, the leading international opinion leaders have been chosen to edit and contribute to the books. The information is presented in a succinct and accessible format with a clinical focus.

About the author

Roberto Garcia Civera, MD.

Professor of Cardiology. Department of Medicine. University of Valencia. Spain.

Chief Section of Arrhythmology. Clinical University Hospital. Valencia. Spain.

Gonzalo Baron Esquivias, MD

Syncope Unit. University Hospital Virgen del Rocio. 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 Ruiz 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.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Evaluation and Treatment of Syncope: A Handbook for Clinical Practice; ESC education series; European Society of Cardiology; First Books in Philosophy
• Editors: David Benditt, Jean-Jacques Blanc, Michele Brignole, Richard Sutton
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: Wiley, 2009
• ISBN: 1405172355, 9781405172356
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Medical / Cardiology; Medical / Pathology