Evaluation of Guidelines in SYncope Study score (EGSYS score)
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Procedure
Table
| feature | score palpitations preceding syncope | 4 heart disease or abnormal EKG | 3 exertional syncope | 3 supine syncope | 2 precipitating/predisposing factors | -1 prodrome | -1 |
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Interpretation
- score >= 3 are associated with higher likelihood of cardiac syncope & increased mortality
More general terms
References
- ↑ Geriatric Review Syllabus, 8th edition (GRS8) Durso SC and Sullivan GN (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2013
- ↑ Del Rosso A, Ungar A, Maggi R et al Clinical predictors of cardiac syncope at initial evaluation in patients referred urgently to a general hospital: the EGSYS score. Heart. 2008 Dec;94(12):1620-6. Epub 2008 Jun 2. PMID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18519550