2015 heart rhythm society expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and treatment of postural tachycardia syndrome, inappropriate sinus tachycardia, and vasovagal syncope

doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.03.029

. 2015 Jun;12(6):e41-63.

doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.03.029. Epub 2015 May 14.

2015 heart rhythm society expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and treatment of postural tachycardia syndrome, inappropriate sinus tachycardia, and vasovagal syncope

Robert S Sheldon¹, Blair P Grubb 2nd², Brian Olshansky³, Win-Kuang Shen⁴, Hugh Calkins⁵, Michele Brignole⁶, Satish R Raj⁷, Andrew D Krahn⁸, Carlos A Morillo⁹, Julian M Stewart¹⁰, Richard Sutton¹¹, Paola Sandroni¹², Karen J Friday¹³, Denise Tessariol Hachul¹⁴, Mitchell I Cohen¹⁵, Dennis H Lau¹⁶, Kenneth A Mayuga¹⁷, Jeffrey P Moak¹⁸, Roopinder K Sandhu¹⁹, Khalil Kanjwal²⁰

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¹ Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: sheldon@ucalgary.ca.
² University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.
³ The University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa.
⁴ Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona.
⁵ Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
⁶ Ospedali del Tigullio, Lavagna, Italy.
⁷ Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Alberta, Canada; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
⁸ Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
⁹ Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, McMaster University Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Canada.
¹⁰ New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York.
¹¹ National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
¹² Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
¹³ (13)Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
¹⁴ Heart Institute-University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
¹⁵ Phoenix Children's Hospital, University of Arizona School of Medicine-Phoenix, Arizona Pediatric Cardiology/Mednax, Phoenix, Arizona.
¹⁶ Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide; Department of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital; and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia.
¹⁷ Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
¹⁸ Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia.
¹⁹ University of Alberta, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Alberta, Canada.
²⁰ Michigan Cardiovascular Institute, Central Michigan University, Saginaw, Michigan.

PMID: 25980576
PMCID: PMC5267948
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.03.029

2015 heart rhythm society expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and treatment of postural tachycardia syndrome, inappropriate sinus tachycardia, and vasovagal syncope

Robert S Sheldon et al. Heart Rhythm. 2015 Jun.

. 2015 Jun;12(6):e41-63.

doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.03.029. Epub 2015 May 14.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: sheldon@ucalgary.ca.
² University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio.
³ The University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, Iowa.
⁴ Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona.
⁵ Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
⁶ Ospedali del Tigullio, Lavagna, Italy.
⁷ Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, Alberta, Canada; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
⁸ Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
⁹ Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, McMaster University Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Canada.
¹⁰ New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York.
¹¹ National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
¹² Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
¹³ (13)Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.
¹⁴ Heart Institute-University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
¹⁵ Phoenix Children's Hospital, University of Arizona School of Medicine-Phoenix, Arizona Pediatric Cardiology/Mednax, Phoenix, Arizona.
¹⁶ Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide; Department of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital; and South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, Australia.
¹⁷ Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
¹⁸ Children's National Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia.
¹⁹ University of Alberta, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Alberta, Canada.
²⁰ Michigan Cardiovascular Institute, Central Michigan University, Saginaw, Michigan.

PMID: 25980576
PMCID: PMC5267948
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.03.029

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To the Editor--History taking as a diagnostic test in patients with vasovagal syncope.
Wieling W, van Dijk N, de Lange FJ, Sutton R. Wieling W, et al. Heart Rhythm. 2015 Nov;12(11):e137. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.07.021. Epub 2015 Jul 15. Heart Rhythm. 2015. PMID: 26188248 No abstract available.
Reply to the Editor--Regarding history taking as a diagnostic test in patients with vasovagal syncope.
Sheldon R. Sheldon R. Heart Rhythm. 2015 Nov;12(11):e137-8. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.07.020. Epub 2015 Jul 15. Heart Rhythm. 2015. PMID: 26188251 No abstract available.

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[1] Saklani P, Krahn A, Klein G. Syncope. Circulation. 2013;127:1330–1339. - PubMed

[2] Saklani P, Krahn A, Klein G. Syncope. Circulation. 2013;127:1330–1339. - PubMed

[3] Moya A, Sutton R, Ammirati F, et al. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (version 2009) Eur Heart J. 2009;30:2631–2671. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Moya A, Sutton R, Ammirati F, et al. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (version 2009) Eur Heart J. 2009;30:2631–2671. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Olshansky B, Sullivan RM. Inappropriate sinus tachycardia. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61:793–801. - PubMed

[6] Olshansky B, Sullivan RM. Inappropriate sinus tachycardia. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013;61:793–801. - PubMed

[7] Brignole M, Hamdan MH. New concepts in the assessment of syncope. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;59:1583–1591. - PubMed

[8] Brignole M, Hamdan MH. New concepts in the assessment of syncope. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012;59:1583–1591. - PubMed

[9] Jacobs AK, Anderson JL, Halperin JL. The evolution and future of ACC/AHA clinical practice guidelines: a 30-year journey: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;64:1373–1384. - PubMed

[10] Jacobs AK, Anderson JL, Halperin JL. The evolution and future of ACC/AHA clinical practice guidelines: a 30-year journey: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;64:1373–1384. - PubMed

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