Thursday 26 October | 10.15-11.45
Core Curriculum
PHARMACOLOGICAL AND NONPHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF VVS
Chairs: R.A. Kenny / Dublin, Ireland – A. Moya / Barcelona, Spain
• Case #1 To treat or not to treat and how to treat
D. Hachul / São Paulo, Brazil
• Pharmacological vasoconstrictors in syncope: effectiveness and appropriate use
B. Olshansky / Iowa City, USA
• Beta-blockers and fludrocortisone for treatment of VVS: lessons learnt from POST studies
R.S. Sheldon / Calgary, Canada
• Case #2 To treat or not to treat and how to treat
J.C. Deharo / Marseille, France
• When to implant a pacemaker? Do we have the final answer?
M. Brignole / Lavagna, Italy
• “Cardioneuroablation” for treatment of VVS: whom, how, and why?
J.C. Pachon / São Paulo, Brazil
• Closing remarks:
D.G. Benditt / Minneapolis, USA –
B. Olshansky / Iowa City, USA