Let’s discuss together : current guidelines, difficult cases, and future perspectives

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Let’s discuss together : current guidelines, difficult cases, and future perspectives

Chairs:
P. Alboni / Ferrara, Italy
R.S. Sheldon / Calgary, Canada

Key differences between US and European Syncope Guidelines: vive la difference?
W.K. Shen / Phoenix, USA
Case #1
50 yo female prior athlete with recurrent syncope and on one occasion fell out of a kayak. She had a normal heart but scar on MRI in the inferior wall. She got a life vest
B. Olshansky / Iowa City, USA
Case #2
An 18-year-old NCAA Level 1 College freshman volleyball player is referred for multiple prolonged collapse events that started within the last several months but occur multiple times per week. Witnesses say she collapses abruptly, even while sitting on the bench or during practice and is unresponsive for 5 to 10 minutes without shaking. She has no past history of similar problems
R. Proietti / Padua, Italy
Case #3
72 yo male with moderate aortic stenosis and prior stents for 2 vessel CAD, ejection fraction 40% collapses while stepping out of the shower. Had similar collapse 3 years earlier while walking up a hill to get his mail
S. Feigofsky / Carroll, USA
Syncope: where do we go from here?
B. Olshansky / Iowa City, USA