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ArticleJournal of arrhythmia2020

The Impact of a Nurse-Led Syncope Clinic: Experience from a single UK tertiary center.

Ahmed M Adlan, Helen Eftekhari, Geeta Paul, Sajad Hayat, Faizel Osman

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Article in Journal of arrhythmia, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Ahmed M AdlanDepartment of Cardiology University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3661-2776
Helen EftekhariDepartment of Cardiology University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry UK.
Geeta PaulDepartment of Cardiology University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry UK.
Sajad HayatDepartment of Cardiology University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry UK.
Faizel OsmanDepartment of Cardiology University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust Coventry UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3962-5118
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSyncope is a leading cause of hospital admission and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Our Syncope Clinic commenced in 2014 and we sought to evaluate its impact on outcomes (1-yr mortality and syncope re-hospitalization) in patients discharged following syncope admission.

methodsA single-center study of all consecutive patients discharged with syncope (ICD-10 R55) between April 2012 and 2017. Patient demographics, comorbidities, hospital stay, syncope re-hospitalization, and mortality at one-year were collected. Those subsequently referred and seen in Syncope Clinic were compared with those who were not and predictors of poor outcome were evaluated.

resultsIn total 2950 patients were discharged from hospital with syncope (median age: 73years, 51% male) with 1220 (41%) discharged same-day; after commencement of Syncope Clinic 231were subsequently reviewed here. Overall mortality was 11%, which was lower in the Syncope Clinic group (3% vs 12%,

conclusionsSyncope patients discharged from hospital had reduced 1yr mortality if seen in subsequent Syncope Clinic. Independent predictors of mortality were COPD, HF, AF, and CHADS

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