Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8717916 | Annals of Emergency Medicine | 2018 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
In older ED adults with syncope, approximately 3% receive a diagnosis of a serious cardiac arrhythmia not recognized on initial ED evaluation. The presence of specific abnormalities on the initial ED ECG increased the risk for 30-day serious cardiac arrhythmias.
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Authors
Daniel K. MD, MAS, Amber L. MS, Robert E. PhD, Annick N. MPH, CCRP, Susan E. MSBE, David H. MD, MPH, Aveh MD, Christopher W. MD, MBA, Jeffrey M. MD, MPH, Carol L. MD, MBA, Deborah B. MD, MPH, Judd E. MD, Bret A. MD, MHA, Manish N. MD, MPH, Kirk A. MD,