Medical Articles
STARS Board of Trustee Blair Grubb first to implant Reveal XT Insertable Cardiac Monitor.
Doctor Helps Diagnose and Treat Sudden Fainting Spells
Renowned specialist Dr. Blair Grubb is interviewed on WTOL News, Toledo, Ohio
VASOVAGAL or REFLEX SYNCOPE
By Carlos A Morillo, MD, FRCPC, FACC, FHRS, FESC, STARS Board of Trustee. Carole E. Smith, RN, From the Arrhythmia Service and Syncope and Autonomic Disorder Unit McMaster University, HHSC, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Take Precautions To Preventing Fainting and Falls in the Elderly
Article content provided by Hebrew SeniorLife in partnership with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
POTS
"Mysterious syndrome affects some teens"
Understand Blackouts
(Article first appeared in Cardiology News 2008;12(1):10-13. Reprinted with kind permission of Pinpoint Scotland Ltd)
Orthostatic Hypotension and Autonomic Failure:
A Concise Guide to Diagnosis and Management
Extensive article on Postural Tachycardia Syndrome POTS by Dr. Blair Grubb.
"POTS", Condition like running in place all the time
Extensive article about Syncope
Extensive article about Syncope, the effects of, causes and treatment. By Dr. Blair Grubb.
When Seizures are not Epilepsy
Trudie Lobban's daughter, Francesca, had her first seizure in 1990 at the age of 10 months. "She fell off a small rocking toy at gym class," says Francesca's mom, "and slightly bumped her head. Her eyes rolled, her arms and legs jerked, she went deathly white, and became unconscious. Upon recovery, she fell into a deep sleep. I drove to the doctor's and she woke up and was fine."