Journal article
Usefulness of the Calgary Syncope Symptom Score for the diagnosis of vasovagal syncope in the elderly
Abstract
AIMS: The Calgary Syncope Symptom Score (CSSS) has been validated as a simple point score of historical features with high sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of vasovagal syncope (VVS) in younger populations without evidence of structural heart disease. Our purpose was to evaluate the performance of the CSSS in an elderly population with suspected VVS.
METHODS AND RESULTS: Hundred and eighty patients of ≥60 years of age (mean 73.4 ± …
Authors
Expósito V; Guzmán JC; Orava M; Armaganijan L; Morillo CA
Journal
EP Europace, Vol. 15, No. 8, pp. 1210–1214
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
August 1, 2013
DOI
10.1093/europace/eut042
ISSN
1099-5129