Managing patients affected by syncope in ER: differential diagnosis and risk stratification

Managing patients affected by syncope in ER: differential diagnosis and risk stratification

Syncope is a common presentation to the emergency department that account to about 1% . The efforts of the emergency physician in evaluating the patient with syncope should be directed to determine a specific diagnosis of syncope type and to make the risk stratification. The first objective can be a...

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Main Authors: Elena Vitale, Roberto Maggi, Giuseppe Demarchi, Ivo Casagranda, Michele Brignole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2009-02-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1278
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spelling doaj-1dfb86833a2548bd88b3aec10d1e32732020-11-25T03:53:42ZengPAGEPress PublicationsEmergency Care Journal1826-98262009-02-015181610.4081/ecj.2009.1.8805Managing patients affected by syncope in ER: differential diagnosis and risk stratificationElena Vitale0Roberto Maggi1Giuseppe Demarchi2Ivo Casagranda3Michele Brignole4Dipartimento di Emergenza, ASO Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, AlessandriaCentro Aritmologico, Dipartimento di Cardiologia, Ospedali del Tigullio, LavagnaSC di Cardiologia, ASO Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, AlessandriaDipartimento di Emergenza, ASO Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, AlessandriaCentro Aritmologico, Dipartimento di Cardiologia, Ospedali del Tigullio, LavagnaSyncope is a common presentation to the emergency department that account to about 1% . The efforts of the emergency physician in evaluating the patient with syncope should be directed to determine a specific diagnosis of syncope type and to make the risk stratification. The first objective can be achieved utilizing with strict adherence the guidelines on management of syncope of the European Society of Cardiology. To achieve the second objective it is necessary to evaluate the risk factors for short- and long-term outcomes. Furthermore, in case of unexplained syncope, it is necessary to determine the probability of cardiac cause. On this subject, the EGSYS score seems to be a reliable tool.http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1278
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Managing patients affected by syncope in ER: differential diagnosis and risk stratification
Emergency Care Journal
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title_short Managing patients affected by syncope in ER: differential diagnosis and risk stratification
title_full Managing patients affected by syncope in ER: differential diagnosis and risk stratification
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series Emergency Care Journal
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description Syncope is a common presentation to the emergency department that account to about 1% . The efforts of the emergency physician in evaluating the patient with syncope should be directed to determine a specific diagnosis of syncope type and to make the risk stratification. The first objective can be achieved utilizing with strict adherence the guidelines on management of syncope of the European Society of Cardiology. To achieve the second objective it is necessary to evaluate the risk factors for short- and long-term outcomes. Furthermore, in case of unexplained syncope, it is necessary to determine the probability of cardiac cause. On this subject, the EGSYS score seems to be a reliable tool.
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