Early and late outcome of treated patients referred for syncope to emergency department: The EGSYS 2 follow-up study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 2021-2026

  Ungar, Andrea ^a   Del Rosso, Attilio ^b   Giada, Franco ^c   Bartoletti, Angelo ^d   Furlan, Raffaello ^e   Quartieri, Fabio ^f   Lagi, Alfonso ^d   Morrione, Alessandro ^a   Mussi, Chiara ^g   Lunati, Maurizio ^h   De Marchi, Giuseppe ⁱ   De Santo, Tiziana ^j   Marchionni, Niccolò ^a   Brignole, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Ospedale S Pietro Igneo   (Italy)

^c Ospedale Umberto I   (Italy)

^d SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^f S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^h OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

ⁱ SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo Hospital   (Italy)

^j SS Antonio e C Arrigo Hospital ^*

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Author keywords

Diagnosis; Emergency department; Prognosis; Syncope; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; SYNCOPE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955974852     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq017     Document Type: Article

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