Identification of dizzy patients who will develop an acute cerebrovascular syndrome: a descriptive study among emergency department patients.

I Mármol-Szombathy Emilio Domínguez-DuránL Calero-RamosS Sánchez-Gómez

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2018)

Emergency department patients with symptoms of vertigo or dizziness had sevenfold higher risk of acute cerebrovascular syndromes than the general population. Atrial fibrillation and diabetes mellitus are risk factors associated with high risk of acute cerebrovascular syndromes in these patients.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
liver failure
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
respiratory failure
drug induced
heart failure
coronary artery disease
depressive symptoms
adipose tissue
acute coronary syndrome
mechanical ventilation