Resources for Syncope
To accompany the post on syncope in the SAAS Clinical Discussion forum, the full-text PDFs of the articles cited are available here for your convenience.
- Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Kwong K, Wells GA, et al. Development of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score to predict serious adverse events after emergency department assessment of syncope. CMAJ. 2016;188(12):E289-E298. doi:10.1503/cmaj.151469
- Thiruganasambandamoorthy V, Sivilotti MLA, Le Sage N, et al. Multicenter Emergency Department Validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score. JAMA Internal Medicine. 2020;180(5):737-744. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0288
- Chan J, Ballard E, Brain D, et al. External validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score for patients presenting with undifferentiated syncope to the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Australasia. 2021;33(3):418-424. doi:10.1111/1742-6723.13641
- Zimmermann T, de Lavallaz J du F, Nestelberger T, et al. International Validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score: A Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. Published online April 26, 2022:M21-2313. doi:10.7326/M21-2313
- El-Hussein MT PhD, NP, Cuncannon A. Syncope in the Emergency Department: A Guide for Clinicians. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 2021;47(2):342-351. doi:10.1016/j.jen.2020.11.002
- Runser LA, Gauer RL, Houser A. Syncope: Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis. Am Fam Physician. 2017;95(5):303-312.
- Walsh K DO, MS, Hoffmayer K MD, PhD, Hamdan MH MD, MBA. Syncope: Diagnosis and Management. Current Problems in Cardiology. 2015;40(2):51-86. doi:10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2014.11.001
- Meisenheimer ES MD, Rogers TS MD, Saguil A MD, MPH. Canadian Syncope Risk Score: A Validated Risk Stratification Tool. American Family Physician. 2021;103(6):375-376.