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