American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 1 , Pages 82-86 , 1 January 2010

Predictors of Short-Term (Seven-Day) Cardiac Outcomes After Emergency Department Visit for Syncope

  • Gelareh Z. Gabayan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
    • Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 310-968-0668; fax: 310-740-7600
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  • Stephen F. Derose, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research and Evaluation, Kasier Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California
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  • Steven M. Asch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
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  • Vicki Y. Chiu, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research and Evaluation, Kasier Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California
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  • Sungching C. Glenn, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Research and Evaluation, Kasier Permanente Southern California, Pasadena, California
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  • Carol M. Mangione, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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  • Benjamin C. Sun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
    • Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California

Received 3 July 2007 ,Revised 7 August 2007 ,Accepted 7 August 2007.

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    Hazard of cardiac outcome to 180 days according to different age groups. Rate of a cardiac outcome at 7-day intervals given the survival to the end of the interval (y axis) and day from the first sync

    Hazard of cardiac outcome to 180 days according to different age groups. Rate of a cardiac outcome at 7-day intervals given the survival to the end of the interval (y axis) and day from the first syncope ED visit to a cardiac outcome (x axis) are displayed.

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    Hazard of cardiac outcome to 14 days. Rate of a cardiac outcome at 1-day time intervals given the survival to the end of the interval (y axis) and day from the first syncope ED visit to a cardiac outc

    Hazard of cardiac outcome to 14 days. Rate of a cardiac outcome at 1-day time intervals given the survival to the end of the interval (y axis) and day from the first syncope ED visit to a cardiac outcome (x axis) are shown.

 Dr. Gabayan is supported by a Greater Los Angeles Veteran's Affairs Health Services Research and Development Fellowship, Los Angeles, California. This research was also supported by Grant 20051687 to Dr. Sun from the American Geriatrics Society New York, New York Dennis Jahnigen Career Development Award and Grant AG 01-004 to Dr. Sun from the University of California, Los Angeles, National Institutes of Aging K12 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Program in Geriatrics, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Sun also received support from the UCLA Older Americans Independence Center, NIH/NIA Grant P30-AG028748, and the content does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Aging or the National Institutes of Health.

PII: S0002-9149(09)02219-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.08.654

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 105, Issue 1 , Pages 82-86 , 1 January 2010

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