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Author(s): Helen O'Brien , Rose Anne Kenny Added: 3 years ago
One of the greatest achievements of public health in the twentieth century has been the almost doubling of life expectancy in the Western world. Yet this now ageing population brings new challenges, as the prevalence of little-understood geriatric conditions increases, together with the rising prevalence of age-related disorders, such as syncope. The definition of syncope, as outlined by the… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
2018 ESC Syncope Guidelines
Author(s): Jayne Mudd , Jean-Claude Deharo , Rose Anne Kenny Start date: Feb 04, 2020

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Miriam García Bermúdez , Antonia Ortega Diaz , Ana Bonet Basiero , et al Added: 3 years ago
Topic: 4. Arrhythmias Introduction and Objectives The more time the heart rhythm is evaluated, the more rhythm disturbances are diagnosed in patients with syncope, palpitations or cryptogenic stroke. Increasing from 24-48h to 30 days with external holter allows further registering cardiac rhythm without invasive and expensive techniques such as ILR (implantable loop recorder). Moreover, it… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Steven Podd , Jacqueline Hunt , Neil Sulke Added: 3 years ago
Vasovagal syncope (VVS) is most common cause of syncope,1 with 37 % of the population suffering at least one attack during their life time.2 Head up tilt-table testing (HUTT) was first evaluated and used for the diagnosis of VVS in 1986.3–4 Prior to this, diagnosis relied purely on the clinical history and exclusion of other conditions. With almost 40 % of patients with VVS experiencing no… View more

Heart Failure

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Richard Sutton , Michele Brignole Added: 3 years ago
The implantable loop recorder (ILR) is a small device manufactured by Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN, which is implanted subcutaneously close to the heart. It has the ability to record the electrical activity of the heart, store rhythm disturbances within set parameters and can be triggered by the patient to store events. The loop recorder is a device with a high diagnostic yield and offers… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia

Intervention
Dr P Boon Lim
Dr P Boon Lim is a Cardiologist and electrophysiologisy specialising in heart rhythm disturbances, pacing and syncope at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and a senior lecturer at Imperial College London. He graduated from Cambridge University with a double first-class honours degree and completed his cardiology training in Oxford and North West London Hospitals. He pursued a PhD at Imperial… View more
Author(s): Daniel García Iglesias , José Rubín , Diego Pérez , et al Added: 3 years ago
Brugada syndrome (BrS) is an inherited disease with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Despite the wide spectrum of clinical manifestations, young and apparently healthy individuals are the most frequently affected by this devastating event.1,2 During the last 20 years, the genetic basis of Brugada syndrome has been extensively investigated, leading to major changes in gene encoding… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics
Jayne Mudd
Mrs. Jayne Mudd is a nurse consultant in Cardiac Rhythm Management at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, UK. Since being appointed as a specialist nurse in arrhythmia management in 1999, Jayne has led a team of nurses that specialize in arrhythmia and syncope management and is lead-nurse in arrhythmia and syncope services across the community and in tertiary settings. Her team… View more
Robert S. Sheldon
Job title: Professor of Cardiac Sciences and Medicine
Prof Sheldon’s research interests include clinical trials in syncope, with a particular focus on vasovagal syncope. He was chair of the HRS 2015 guidelines and is a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. View more
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Job title: Emeritus Professor of Medicine
Brian Olshansky, MD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS, FESC is an Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and an internationally known electrophysiologist. At University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, he directed the Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship Training Program for six years. Before that, he directed the Electrophysiology Training Program at Loyola… View more