Syncope unit: Experience of a center using diagnostic flowcharts for syncope of uncertain etiology after initial assessment

Introduction and Objectives: Syncope is a common symptom that leads to 1% of admissions to hospital emergency departments, and is associated with high costs to the health system. The cardiology department of Faro Hospital has had a syncope unit since July 2007. The aim of this study is to analyze it...

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Main Authors: Pedro Sousa, Nuno Marques, Ricardo Faria, Joana Trigo, Joana Chin, José Amado, Salomé Pereira, Rui Candeias, Ilídio de Jesus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-07-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204913001542

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