Predictors of Short-Term (Seven-Day) Cardiac Outcomes After Emergency Department Visit for Syncope
December 19th, 2009 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2010
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology, Volume 105, Issue 1, 1 January 2010, Pages 82-86
Gelareh Z., Gabayan , Stephen F., Derose , Steven M., Asch , Vicki Y., Chiu , Sungching C., Glenn , …
Syncope is a common reason for emergency department (ED) visits, and patients are often admitted to exclude syncope of cardiovascular origin. Population-based data on patterns and predictors of cardiac outcomes may improve decision-making. Our objective was to identify patterns and predictors of short-term cardiac outcomes in ED patients with syncope. Administrative data from an integrated health system of 11 Southern California EDs were used to identify cardiac outcomes after ED presentation for syncope from January 1, 2002, to December 31, 2005. Syncope and cause of death were identified by codes from the International Classification of Disease, Ninth Revision. Cardiac outcomes…
