Resources for Syncope

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To accompany the post on syncope in the SAAS Clinical Discussion forum, the full-text PDFs of the articles cited are available here for your convenience.

  1. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Kwong K, Wells GA, et al. Development of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score to predict serious adverse events after emergency department assessment of syncope. CMAJ. 2016;188(12):E289-E298. doi:10.1503/cmaj.151469
  2. Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Sivilotti MLA, Le Sage N, et al. Multicenter Emergency Department Validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2020;180(5):737-744. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0288
  3. Chan J, Ballard E, Brain D, et al. External validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score for patients presenting with undifferentiated syncope to the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2021;33(3):418-424. doi:10.1111/1742-6723.13641
  4. Zimmermann T, de Lavallaz J du F, Nestelberger T, et al. International Validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score: A Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. Published online April 26, 2022:M21-2313. doi:10.7326/M21-2313
  5. El-Hussein MT PhD, NP, Cuncannon A. Syncope in the Emergency Department: A Guide for Clinicians. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 2021;47(2):342-351. doi:10.1016/j.jen.2020.11.002
  6. Runser LA, Gauer RL, Houser A. Syncope: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis. Am Fam Physician. 2017;95(5):303-312.
  7. Walsh K DO, MS, Hoffmayer K MD, PhD, Hamdan MH MD, MBA. Syncope: Diagnosis and Management. Current Problems in Cardiology. 2015;40(2):51-86. doi:10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2014.11.001
  8. Meisenheimer ES MD, Rogers TS MD, Saguil A MD, MPH. Canadian Syncope Risk Score: A Validated Risk Stratification Tool. American Family Physician. 2021;103(6):375-376.