A new management of syncope: Prospective systematic guideline-based evaluation of patients referred urgently to general hospitals

European Heart Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-82

  Brignole, Michele ^a   Menozzi, Carlo ^b   Bartoletti, Angelo ^c   Giada, Franco ^d   Lagi, Alfonso ^c   Ungar, Andrea ^e   Ponassi, Irene ^f   Mussi, Chiara ^g   Maggi, Roberto ^a   Re, Giuseppe ^h   Furlan, Raffaello ⁱ   Rovelli, Gianni ^j   Ponzi, Patrizia ^k   Scivales, Alessandro ^k  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Ospedale Umberto I   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^j Ospedale Salvini   (Italy)

^k Medtronic Italia   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Decision making system; Diagnosis; Guidelines; Syncope

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYNCOPE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SYNCOPE;

EID: 28944443270     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi647     Document Type: Article

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