Basic orientation of the article, by the leader of a group of medical researchers associated with hospitals in Lyon, France, is toward definition and classification.
Ninet, J.
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Sudomotor and cardiovascular dysfunction in patients with early untreated Parkinson's disease. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: According to Braak staging of Parkinson's disease (PD), detection of autonomic dysfunction would help with early diagnosis of PD. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the autonomic nervous system is involved in the early stage of PD, we evaluated ...
Asahina, M +7 more
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Predictive models of syncope causes in an outpatient clinic [PDF]
The investigation of unexplained syncope remains a challenging clinical problem. In the present study we sought to evaluate the diagnostic value of a standardized work-up focusing on non invasive tests in patients with unexplained syncope referred to a ...
Fromer, M. +7 more
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BackgroundSpectrum of chronic orthostatic intolerance without orthostatic hypotension includes postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS), with orthostatic tachycardia and hypocapnic cerebral hypoperfusion (HYCH), without orthostatic tachycardia.
Peter Novak +5 more
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Incidence, etiology and predictors of adverse outcomes in 43,315 patients presenting to the Emergency Department with syncope: An international meta-analysis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Syncope remains challenging for Emergency Department (ED) physicians due to difficulties in assessing the risk of future adverse outcomes. The aim of this meta-analysis is to establish the incidence and etiology of adverse outcomes as well as
Biondi Zoccai, G +11 more
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The association of antihypertensives with postural blood pressure and falls among seniors residing in the community : a case control study [PDF]
Date of Acceptance: 22/07/2015 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Acknowledgements The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest,including specific financial interests and relationships and affiliations relevant to ...
Ambrose +30 more
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Insights into the clinical management of the syndrome of supine hypertension--orthostatic hypotension (SH-OH): the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Our previously proposed morphological classification of orthostatic hypotension (MOH) is an approach to the definition of three typical orthostatic hemodynamic patterns using non-invasive beat-to-beat monitoring.
Fan, Chie Wei +5 more
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From Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome to Radiologically Isolated Syndrome
Background. Autonomic dysfunction is common in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. Most spinal cord lesions entail some degree of autonomic nervous system dysfunction. MS patients may develop autonomic dysfunction later in their disease course. Methods. We
Richa Tripathi, Evanthia Bernitsas
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Orthostatic intolerance in older persons: etiology and countermeasures [PDF]
Orthostatic challenge produced by upright posture may lead to syncope if the cardiovascular system is unable to maintain adequate brain perfusion.
Blaber, Andrew P. +3 more
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Etiological diagnosis, prognostic significance and role of electrophysiological study in patients with Brugada ECG and syncope. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Syncope is considered a risk factor for life-threatening arrhythmias in Brugada patients. Distinguishing a benign syncope from one due to ventricular arrhythmias is often difficult, unless an ECG is recorded during the episode.
Anselmino, M +14 more
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