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The Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Autonomic Dysfunction and Disease

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“She had her first collapse in August. This was following a heavy dinner and she also recall that on that day she has had few coffees and no water intake. The collapse was described as follows: she was sitting on the sofa, she felt palpitation and she lost consciousness apparently only for a few seconds and then she did come back and she felt a little bit confused. She did feel herself going. There has been no infection prior to the episode. Following the collapse episode, she started experiencing exercise intolerance, and she also reported postprandial fatigue in the past which has now resolved.”

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Hagen, E.M., Navarro-Otano, J. (2017). The Diagnosis and Management of Cardiovascular Autonomic Dysfunction and Disease. In: Struhal, W., Lahrmann, H., Fanciulli, A., Wenning, G. (eds) Bedside Approach to Autonomic Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05143-7_3

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