‘Ten Commandments’ of ESC Syncope Guidelines 2018

Ten Commandments' of ESC Syncope Guidelines 2018 The new European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Clinical Practice Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope were launched 19 March 2018 at EHRA 2018 in BarcelonaThe guidelines provide recommendations on how to prevent syncope and include the use for an implantable loop recorder in diagnosis of patients with unexplained falls, suspected epilepsy, or recurrent episodes of unexplained syncope and a low risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD).The new pathway avoids costly hospitalizations while ensuring the patient is properly diagnosed and treated.A new section has been added to the guidelines, as an addendum, with practical instructions for doctors on how to perform and interpret diagnostic tests.The Task Force that prepared the guidelines was truly multidisciplinary.A minority of cardiologists were joined by experts in emergency medicine, internal medicine and physiology, neurology and autonomic diseases, geriatric medicine, and nursing.