08.30 – 10.15
Syncope as we age: frequency of causes and cost of care
S. Parry/ Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
Morbidity and mortality in elderly patients with syncope
A. Ungar/ Florence, Italy
Case Study #1 45 yo man found down on the street wondering what happened. No
prior history. Normal physical. No meds. Normal ECG. Admitted to ED – Hospital
admission or not?
D. Hachul/ Sao Paulo, Brazil
10.45 – 12.30
Evolution of vasovagal syncope: is there a useful protective effect?
J.J. Blanc/ Brest, France
Neuropeptides in autonomic dysfunction and syncope
D.G. Benditt/ Minneapolis, USA
Do we really understand carotid hypersensitivity?
M. Brignole / Lavagna, Italy
12.30 – 14.00
Crystal AF study long-term data and comparison of different monitoring strategies for the detection of AF
T. Sanna/ Rome, Italy
Stroke prevention in AF: insights from clinical trials and real life experience
A.J. Camm/ London, UK
Managing cryptogenic stroke and AF patients using insertable cardiac monitors: results from the INSIGHTS XT real world study
A. Ungar/ Florence, Italy
Orthostatic hypotension with supine hypertension: how frequent and how managed
R.A. Kenny/ Dublin, Ireland
Distinguishing syncope from accidental falls in the elderly
W.K. Shen/ Phoenix, USA
Case Study #3 68 yo male with history of congestive heart failure found collapsed
in a chair watching soccer. Baseline BP high with orthostatic changes. Multiple
cardiovascular medications.
B. Olshansky/ Iowa City, USA
16.15 – 18.00
Syncope in the channelopathies: what can gene studies teach us?
A.D. Krahn/ Vancouver, Canada
Does autonomic orthostatic dysfunction progress with age?
R.A. Kenny/ Dublin, Ireland
Case Study #4 16 yo female with history of abrupt transient loss of consciousness
without warning supine or upright with or without exertion. The corrected QT is
480. She has a family history of faints on her mother’s side…What is the next step?
Genetic testing?
P.G. Postema/ Amsterdam, The Netherlands