Clinical Autonomic Dysfunction

Part I Introduction and History of Autonomic Nervous System Monitoring

1 Introduction to Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Monitoring

2 History of Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Monitoring

3 Drawbacks of Heart Rate Variability Analysis and Application of Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Monitoring

Part II Validation and General Evaluation of the Autonomic Nervous System

4 Validation and General Evaluation of Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Monitoring

5 Autonomic (Parasympathetic and Sympathetic) Assessment

6 Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Testing

7 Interpreting Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Results

8 Possible Therapy Options

9 Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy: Risk Factor or Risk Indicator

10 Normal Data

11 Medical Specialties' View of Autonomic System Measurements

Part III Assessment and Management of the Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Nervous Systems

12 The Progression of Autonomic Dysfunction in Chronic Disease

13 Autonomic Dysfunction versus Neuropathy

14 General Autonomic Disorders

Part IV Internal Medicine

15 Geriatrics

16 Depression

17 Gastroenterology

Part V Cardiology

18 Arrhythmia

19 Heart Diseases

20 Hypertension

Part VI Endocrinology

21 Diabetes

22 Other Diseases in Endocrinology

Part VII Neurology

23 Dizziness

24 Pain Management

25 Sleep

26 General Neurology

Part VIII Other Chronic Care Specialties

27 Pulmonology

28 Pediatrics

Part IX Critical Care

29 Critical Care

Part X Sample Studies

30 Sample Case Studies

31 Example of Longitudinal Studies

Part XI Why Autonomic (Parasympathetic and Sympathetic) Assessment?

32 Summary: General Applications of Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Monitoring

Appendix A Autonomic Therapy Options

Appendix B Other Disease States

Appendix C Augmentative Testing

Appendix D Recommended Therapy Options
Appendix E Self-Assessment Questions and Answers

Joseph Colombo, PhD

Department of Cardiology

Drexel University College of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA, USA

ANSAR Medical Technologies, Inc.

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Rohit Arora, MD, FACC, FAHA, FACP, FSCAI

Department of Medicine

Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center

Department of Cardiology

The Chicago Medical School

North Chicago, IL, USA

Nicholas L. DePace, MD, FACC

Department of Cardiology

Hahnemann Hospital

Drexel University College of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Aaron I. Vinik, MD, PhD, FCP, MACP

Department of Medicine

Neuroendocrine Unit

Eastern Virginia Medical School,

Strelitz Diabetes Research Center

Norfolk, VA, USA

From the book reviews:"This is a multiauthored summary of accumulated data on the physiology and clinical implications of changes in autonomic nervous system function. It is intended as a how-to book for practicing clinicians. Practitioners in cardiology, critical care, or resuscitation medicine, or primary care providers with an interest in autonomic nervous system function are an appropriate audience for this work ... ." (David J. Dries, Doody's Book Reviews, February, 2015)