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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Negative predictors included dementia, pacemaker, coronary revascularization, and cerebrovascular disease. Positive predictors of 7-day cardiac outcomes included age greater than 60 years , male gender, congestive heart failure , ischemic heart disease , cardiac arrhythmia , and valvular heart disease.