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ecj-7543	Ungar, Andrea; Rafanelli, Martina	Syncope in the older patient: initial evaluation and Emergency Department management according to 2018 European Society of Cardiology guidelines	2018	5	.pdf	application/pdf	4584	220	50	A history of heart disease is an independent predictor of cardiac syncope with a sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 45%.23 In particular, cardiac syncope should be suspected in patients with known or suspected left ventricular systolic dysfunction, valvular disease, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, in those with an abnormal surface electrocardiogram (ECG) and where the clinical context and concomitant investigations suggest pulmonary embolism. Brady- and tachy-arrhythmias are the most common cardiac causes of cardiac syncope.	cache/ecj-7543.pdf	txt/ecj-7543.txt