Mechanism of syncope: role of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and cardiovascular autonomic function assessment
The standardized 2STEPS protocol offers an easy-to-perform and time-saving diagnostic work-up allowing identification of the haemodynamic mechanism of loss of consciousness in most patients with autonomic syncope. This protocol provides the necessary background for a personalized mechanism-specific therapy.
Authors
- Michele Brignole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1845-5607)
- Vincenzo Russo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9227-0360)
- Antonella Groppelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3386-6685)
- Gianfranco Parati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9402-7439)
- Artur Fedorowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5352-6327)
- Angelo Comune (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2619-8368)
- Jean‐Claude Deharo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1534-3845)
- Giulia Rivasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2736-2242)
- Frederik J. de Lange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7590-9230)
- Jaume Francisco‐Pascual (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8841-2581)
- Andrea Ungar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8965-4523)
- Martina Rafanelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8277-9710)
- Erika Parente (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1246-4876)
- Roberto Maggi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0162-5851)
Institutions
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille (FR)
- Centro de Investigación en Red en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (ES)
- Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (ES)
- Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi (IT)
- Presidio Ospedaliero (IT)
- IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano (IT)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- University of Florence (IT)
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal
- Published
- 2024-12-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae907
- Citations
- 15
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Syncope and Autonomic Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.59