Prospective multicentre systematic guideline-based management of patients referred to the Syncope Units of general hospitals

Europace : European Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Electrophysiology : Journal of the Working Groups on Cardiac Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology
Michele BrignoleSyncope Unit Project (SUP) investigators

Abstract

Although an organizational model for syncope management facilities was proposed in the 2004 guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), its implementation in clinical practice and its effectiveness are largely unknown. This prospective study enrolled 941 consecutive patients referred to the Syncope Units of nine general hospitals from 15 March 2008 to 15 September 2008. A median of 15 patients per month were examined in each unit, but the five older units had a two-fold higher volume of activity than the four newer ones (instituted <1 year before): 23 vs. 12, P = 0.02. These figures give an estimated volume of 163 and 60 patients per 100,000 inhabitants per year, respectively. Referrals: 60% from out-of-hospital services, 11% immediate and 13% delayed referrals from the Emergency Department, and 16% hospitalized patients. A diagnosis was established on initial evaluation in 191 (21%) patients and early by means of 2.9 +/- 1.6 tests in 541 (61%) patients. A likely reflex cause was established in 67%, orthostatic hypotension in 4%, cardiac in 6% and non-syncopal in 5% of the cases. The cause of syncope remained unexplained in 159 (18%) patients, despite a mean of 3.5 +/- 1.8 tests per patient. These latter patients we...Continue Reading

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