Core Curricula: Cipressi Room – Friday 16 afternoon (14.00h-15.45h)

Core Curricula

? GO BACK TO FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015

14.00-15.45

Core Curriculum

Syncope 2015 update

Program Chairmen: David G. Benditt – Brian Olshansky

SPECIFIC CONDITIONS

Chairmen: O. Oseroff / Buenos Aires, Argentina – R.S. Sheldon/ Calgary, Canada

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

Syncope in heart failure: what is the common mechanism?
D. Andresen/ Berlin, Germany

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