Management of syncope referred urgently to general hospitals with and without syncope units

Europace

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-298

  Brignole, M ^a   Disertori, M ^b   Menozzi, C ^c   Raviele, A ^d   Alboni, P ^e   Pitzalis, M V ^f   Delise, P ^g   Puggioni, E ^a   Del Greco, M ^b   Malavasi, V ^h   Lunati, M ⁱ   Pepe, M ^j   Fabrizi, D ^j  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Umberto I   (Italy)

^e Ospedale Civile   (Italy)

^f Policlinico Universitario   (Italy)

^g Department of Cardiology   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

ⁱ OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^j Medtronic Italia   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Diagnosis; Emergency medicine; Syncope; Syncope unit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGISTRIES; SYNCOPE;

EID: 0042668318     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1099-5129(03)00047-3     Document Type: Article

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