Application of the recent American practice resources for risk stratification system for patients presenting to a Japanese emergency department because of syncope

International Heart Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 513-522

  Suzuki, Masaru ^a   Hori, Shingo ^a   Aikawa, Naoki ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Emergency care; Guidelines; Mortality; Risk stratification; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFE TABLE METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE; SYNCOPE; THORAX PAIN; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYNCOPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34648830235     PISSN: 13492365     EISSN: 13493299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.48.513     Document Type: Article

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