Syncope: Mechanisms and Management

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Blair Grubb, Brian Olshansky
Wiley, Mar 30, 1998 - Medical - 416 pages
Syncope: Mechanisms and Management is the most comprehensive textbook ever published on this common clinical entity. It provides up-to-date coverage of virtually every known cause of syncope, integrating knowledge of pathophysiology with practical guidelines for diagnosis and management. Incorporating clinical, investigative and experimental work conducted by leading authorities from all over the world, this book will serve as a practical resource for practicing cardiologists, electrophysiologists, neurologists, internists, pediatricians, and family physicians, as well as residents and fellows in these disciplines.

About the author (1998)

Blair P. Grubb, Blair P. Grubb grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. He earned his degree from the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in cardiovascular disease and electrophysiology. He became a Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo in 1988. Since then, Grubb has researched the causes of fainting and autonomic nervous system disorders. Grubb has written over 130 scientific papers and was coeditor of a textbook on fainting entitled, "Syncope: Mechanisms and Management," which was published in 1988. In 1994, he received the University of Maryland's Distinguished Alumnus Award and in 1996 received the Medical College's Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence. Grubb also writes poetry and prose.

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