2017 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Syncope: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society

Table of Contents Preamble622 Introduction624 Methodology and Evidence Review624 Organization of the Writing Committee625 Document Review and Approval625 Scope of the Guideline625 General Principles626 Definitions: Terms and Classification626 Epidemiology and Demographics627 Initial Evaluation of Patients With Syncope: Recommendations628 History and Physical Examination: Recommendation628 Electrocardiography: Recommendation628 Risk Assessment: Recommendations628 Disposition After Initial Evaluation: Recommendations630 Additional Evaluation and Diagnosis631 Blood Testing: Recommendations631 Cardiovascular Testing: Recommendations632 Cardiac Imaging: Recommendations632 Stress Testing: Recommendation632 Cardiac Monitoring: Recommendations632 In-Hospital Telemetry: Recommendation633 Electrophysiological Study: Recommendations634 Tilt-Table Testing: Recommendations634 Neurological Testing: Recommendations634 Autonomic Evaluation: Recommendation634 Neurological and Imaging Diagnostics: Recommendations635 Management of Cardiovascular Conditions635 Arrhythmic Conditions: Recommendations635 Bradycardia: Recommendation635 Supraventricular Tachycardia: Recommendations635 Ventricular Arrhythmia: Recommendation635 Structural Conditions: Recommendations635 Ischemic and Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: Recommendations635 Valvular Heart Disease: Recommendation635 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Recommendation636 Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: Recommendations636 Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Recommendations636 Inheritable Arrhythmic Conditions: Recommendations637 Brugada Syndrome: Recommendations637 Short-QT Syndrome: Recommendation637 Long-QT Syndrome: Recommendations637 Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia: Recommendations638 Early Repolarization Pattern: Recommendations638 Reflex Conditions: Recommendations639 Vasovagal Syncope: Recommendations639 Pacemakers in Vasovagal Syncope: Recommendation640 Carotid Sinus Syndrome: Recommendations640 Other Reflex Conditions641 Orthostatic Hypotension: Recommendations641 Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension: Recommendations641 Dehydration and Drugs: Recommendations642 Orthostatic Intolerance642 Pseudosyncope: Recommendations643 Uncommon Conditions Associated With Syncope643 Age, Lifestyle, and Special Populations: Recommendations643 Pediatric Syncope: Recommendations643 Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Recommendations644 Geriatric Patients: Recommendations644 Driving and Syncope: Recommendation644 Athletes: Recommend