Search results for "Syncope"
Patients treated for syncope have similar motor vehicle crash risk as other ED patients
Patients treated in an ED for syncope had a crash rate of 12.2 per 100 driver-years, compared to 13.2 in patients treated in the ED for other conditions and 8.2 in the general population, a retrospective study in Canada found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/08/03/patients-treated-for-syncope-have-similar-motor-vehicle-crash-risk-as-other-ed-patients.htm
3 Aug 2022
Midodrine may reduce vasovagal syncope in healthy, younger patients
Young, healthy patients with a median of six syncope episodes in the prior year were educated about lifestyle changes to reduce fainting risk and randomized to either midodrine or placebo in a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/04/4.htm
4 Aug 2021
NT-proBNP values appear unhelpful in predicting syncope outcomes
A prospective cohort study assessed whether N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels could help improve prediction of 30-day adverse events at ED presentation when added to the Canadian Syncope Risk Score.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/29/4.htm
29 Apr 2020
Biomarkers effective for diagnosing cardiac cause of syncope in ED patients
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), N-terminal proBNP, and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and I provided better prognostic accuracy that some commonly used scoring systems, a prospective study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/03/06/2.htm
6 Mar 2019
Fewer than 1% of ED patients with syncope found to have PE in retrospective analysis
The findings should discourage the adoption of routine protocols for excluding pulmonary embolism (PE) in all patients presenting to the ED with syncope, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/07/3.htm
7 Feb 2018
Many patients seen in ED for syncope diagnosed with other condition after admission
Mortality rates and costs were higher for patients hospitalized and discharged with a primary diagnosis other than syncope compared to patients hospitalized and discharged with a diagnosis of syncope or discharged from the ED.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/11/08/3.htm
8 Nov 2017
Guideline released on evaluation, management of syncope
The joint guideline from the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the Heart Rhythm Society includes detailed treatment recommendations for cardiovascular conditions, including arrhythmic conditions, structural conditions, and inheritable arrhythmic conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/03/15/4.htm
15 Mar 2017