Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Cardiac implantable electronic devices".)
International
●Heart Rhythm Society (HRS): Expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and treatment of postural tachycardia syndrome, inappropriate sinus tachycardia, and vasovagal syncope (2015, reaffirmed 2020)
●ACC/AHA/HRS: Guideline for the evaluation and management of patients with syncope (2017)
Canada
●CCS: Society position statement – Standardized approaches to the investigation of syncope (2011)
United States
●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on syncope (2020)
●ACC/AHA/HRS: Guideline for the evaluation and management of patients with syncope (2017)
Europe
●European Society of Cardiology (ESC): Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of syncope (2018)
United Kingdom
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Clinical guideline on transient loss of consciousness ("blackouts") in over 16s (2010, updated 2023)
●NICE: Quality standard on transient loss of consciousness ("blackouts") in over 16s (2014)
Australia–New Zealand
●Choosing Wisely Australia: Don't perform imaging of the carotid arteries for simple faints (2016)
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