1. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (version 2009): the Task Force for the diagnosis and management of syncope of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
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European Heart Rhythm Association, Heart Failure Association, Heart Rhythm Society, European Society of Emergency Medicine, European Federation of Internal Medicine, European Union Geriatric Medicine Society, American Geriatrics Society, European Neurological Society, European Federation of Autonomic Societies, American Autonomic Society, Moya A., Sutton R., Ammirati F., Blanc J. J., Brignole M., Dham J. B., Deharo J. C., Gajek J., Gjesdal K., Krahn A., Massin M., Pepi M., Pezawas T., Granell R. R., Sarasin F., Ungar A., van DijK J. G., Walma E. P., Wieling W., Abe H., Benditt D. G., Decker W. W., Grubb B. P., Kaufmann H., Morillo C., Olshansky B., Parry S. W., Sheldon R., Shen W. K., ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines, Vahanian A., Auricchio A., Bax J., Ceconi C., Dean V., Filippatos G., Funck Brentano C., Hobbs R., Kearney P., McDonagh T., McGregor K., Popescu B. A., Reiner Z., Sechtem U., Sirnes P. A., Tendera M., Vardas P., Widimsky P., Acarturk E., Andreotti F., Asteggiano R., Bauersfeld U., Bellou A., Benetos A., Brandt J., Chung M. K., da Costa A., Extramiana F., Ferro J., Gorenek B., Hedman A., Hirsch R., Kaliska G., Kenny R. A., Kjeldsen K. P., Lampert R., Molgard H., Paju R., Puodziukynas A., Raviele A., Roman P., Scherer M., Schondorf R., Sicari R., Vanbrabant P., Wolpert C., Zamorano J. L., CORTELLI, PIETRO, European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), Heart Failure Association (HFA), Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), European Society of Emergency Medicine (EuSEM), European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM), European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS), American Geriatrics Society (AGS), European Neurological Society (ENS), European Federation of Autonomic Societies (EFAS), American Autonomic Society (AAS), Moya A., Sutton R., Ammirati F., Blanc J.J., Brignole M., Dham J.B., Deharo J.C., Gajek J., Gjesdal K., Krahn A., Massin M., Pepi M., Pezawas T., Granell R.R., Sarasin F., Ungar A., van DijK J.G., Walma E.P., Wieling W., Abe H., Benditt D.G., Decker W.W., Grubb B.P., Kaufmann H., Morillo C., Olshansky B., Parry S.W., Sheldon R., Shen W.K., ESC Committee for Practice Guidelines (CPG), Vahanian A., Auricchio A., Bax J., Ceconi C., Dean V., Filippatos G., Funck-Brentano C., Hobbs R., Kearney P., McDonagh T., McGregor K., Popescu B.A., Reiner Z., Sechtem U., Sirnes P.A., Tendera M., Vardas P., Widimsky P., Acarturk E., Andreotti F., Asteggiano R., Bauersfeld U., Bellou A., Benetos A., Brandt J., Chung M.K., Cortelli P., da Costa A., Extramiana F., Ferro J., Gorenek B., Hedman A., Hirsch R., Kaliska G., Kenny R.A., Kjeldsen K.P., Lampert R., Molgard H., Paju R., Puodziukynas A., Raviele A., Roman P., Scherer M., Schondorf R., Sicari R., Vanbrabant P., Wolpert C., and Zamorano J.L.
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Guidelines and Expert Consensus Documents summarize and evaluate all currently available evidence on a particular issue with the aim of assisting physicians in selecting the best management strategies for a typical patient, suffering from a given condition, taking into account the impact on outcome, as well as the risk/benefit ratio of particular diagnostic or therapeutic means. Guidelines are no substitutes for textbooks. The legal implications of medical guidelines have been previously discussed. A great number of Guidelines and Expert Consensus Documents have been issued in recent years by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) as well as by other societies and organizations. Because of the impact on clinical practice, quality criteria for the development of guidelines have been established in order to make all decisions transparent to the user. The recommendations for formulating and issuing ESC Guidelines and Expert Consensus Documents can be found on the ESC Web Site (http://www.escardio.org/guidelines). In brief, experts in the field are selected and undertake a comprehensive review of the published evidence for management and/or prevention of a given condition. A critical evaluation of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures is performed, including assessment of the risk/benefit ratio. Estimates of expected health outcomes for larger societies are included, where data exist. The level of evidence and the strength of recommendation of particular treatment options are weighed and graded according to predefined scales, as outlined in Tables 1 and 2 . View this table: Table 1 Classes of recommendations View this table: Table 2 Levels of evidence The experts of the writing panels have provided disclosure statements of all relationships they may have which might be perceived as real or potential sources of conflicts of interest. These disclosure forms are kept on file at the European Heart House Headquarters of the ESC. Any changes in conflict of interest that arise during the writing period must be notified …
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