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Does N-Terminal Pro-B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Improve the Risk Stratification of Emergency Department Patients With Syncope?

by Hans Rosenberg | Aug 3, 2020 | Cardiology, Journal Club

Methodology: 4/5 Usefulness: 3/5 Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2020 May 19;172(10):648-655. Methods: Prospective cohort study to evaluate whether adding NT-proBNP to the CSRS improves prediction of 30-day SAEs. Findings: Adding NT-proBNP provided...
Multicenter Emergency Department Validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score

Multicenter Emergency Department Validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score

by Hans Rosenberg | Jul 27, 2020 | Cardiology, Journal Club

Methodology: 4.5/5 Usefulness: 4.5/5 Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2020 Mar 23;180(5):1-8.  Question and Methods: Prospective cohort validation to predict 30-day serious outcomes among ED patients with syncope Findings: 3819 patients had an...
Canadian Syncope Risk Score – Duration of Cardiac Monitoring

Canadian Syncope Risk Score – Duration of Cardiac Monitoring

by Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Shahbaz Syed | Feb 6, 2019 | Cardiology, Featured, Infographics

Syncope constitutes 1% of Emergency Department (ED) visits, and approximately 10% of these patients will have serious underlying conditions causing syncope (arrhythmia, MI, serious structural heart disease, pulmonary embolism, subarachnoid or severe hemorrhage)....
Canadian Syncope Risk Score – an infographic

Canadian Syncope Risk Score – an infographic

by Shahbaz Syed | Sep 13, 2017 | Commentary, Featured, Infographics, Journal Club

Recently, Dr. Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy et al published the Canadian Syncope Risk Score, for the assessment of adult patients with syncope. He has previously helped provide some insight into the decision rule, and we now present an infographic and memory aid...

Development of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score to predict serious adverse events after emergency department assessment of syncope.

by emottawa | Dec 21, 2016 | Journal Club

Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 4.5/5                 Usefulness Score: 4/5   Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, et al. CMAJ. 2016 Sep 6;188(12):E289-98 Full Article   This large multicenter prospective ED syncope study derived a methodologically robust risk tool for...
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