The Impact of a Nurse-Led Syncope Clinic: Experience from a single UK tertiary center.
Ahmed M AdlanHelen EftekhariGeeta PaulSajad HayatFaizel OsmanPublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2020)
Syncope patients discharged from hospital had reduced 1yr mortality if seen in subsequent Syncope Clinic. Independent predictors of mortality were COPD, HF, AF, and CHADS2 ≥1. Prospective randomized trials of Syncope Clinics are warranted.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary embolism
- primary care
- end stage renal disease
- cardiovascular events
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- risk factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- atrial fibrillation
- heart failure
- emergency department
- cystic fibrosis
- air pollution
- drug induced