Identifying High Risk Patients With Syncope

NCT00005202 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: 1081R01HL036735
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

To validate two models which categorized patients with syncope into high and low risk for either sudden death or diagnostic arrhythmias based on data available from the initial history, physical examination, and electrocardiogram.

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases; Arrhythmia; Death, Sudden, Cardiac; Heart Diseases; Syncope

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Up to 100 Years
• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

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Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI): lead

Related Publications (26)

• Kapoor WN, Cha R, Peterson JR, Wieand HS, Karpf M. Prolonged electrocardiographic monitoring in patients with syncope. Importance of frequent or repetitive ventricular ectopy. Am J Med. 1987 Jan;82(1):20-8. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(87)90372-x.

  PMID: 2432783 BACKGROUND

• Fine MJ, Kapoor W, Falanga V. Cholesterol crystal embolization: a review of 221 cases in the English literature. Angiology. 1987 Oct;38(10):769-84. doi: 10.1177/000331978703801007.

  PMID: 3310742 BACKGROUND

• Martin DC, Miller J, Kapoor W, Karpf M, Boller F. Clinical prediction rules for computed tomographic scanning in senile dementia. Arch Intern Med. 1987 Jan;147(1):77-80.

  PMID: 3800534 BACKGROUND

• Kapoor WN, Peterson J, Wieand HS, Karpf M. Diagnostic and prognostic implications of recurrences in patients with syncope. Am J Med. 1987 Oct;83(4):700-8. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(87)90901-6.

  PMID: 3674057 BACKGROUND

• Kapoor WN. Evaluation of syncope in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1987 Aug;35(8):826-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1987.tb06364.x. No abstract available.

  PMID: 3611575 BACKGROUND

• Martin DC, Miller JK, Kapoor W, Arena VC, Boller F. A controlled study of survival with dementia. Arch Neurol. 1987 Nov;44(11):1122-6. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1987.00520230012006.

  PMID: 3675243 BACKGROUND

• Bankowitz R, Blumenfeld B, Bettinsoli N, Parker R, McNeil M, Challinor S, Massarie F, Kapoor WN, Arena V, Miller R: User Variability in Abstracting and Entering Patient Case Histories Using Quick Medical Reference (QMR). Proc 11th Ann Symp on Computer Applications in Medical Care, p 68-73, 1987

  BACKGROUND

• Kapoor W: Use of Electrophysiologic Studies in Unexplained Syncope. Pract Cardiol, 1113:53-63, 1987

  BACKGROUND

• Kapoor WN: Syncope and Hypotension. Emergency Decisions, 1987

  BACKGROUND

• Kapoor WN: Electrocardiographic Monitoring in Syncope. Cardiol Board Rev, 4:57-75, 1987

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• Bass EB, Elson JJ, Fogoros RN, Peterson J, Arena VC, Kapoor WN. Long-term prognosis of patients undergoing electrophysiologic studies for syncope of unknown origin. Am J Cardiol. 1988 Dec 1;62(17):1186-91. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(88)90257-3.

  PMID: 3195480 BACKGROUND

• Bankowitz RA, McNeil MA, Challinor SM, Parker RC, Kapoor WN, Miller RA. A computer-assisted medical diagnostic consultation service. Implementation and prospective evaluation of a prototype. Ann Intern Med. 1989 May 15;110(10):824-32. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-110-10-824.

  PMID: 2653156 BACKGROUND

• Kapoor WN, Hammill SC, Gersh BJ. Diagnosis and natural history of syncope and the role of invasive electrophysiologic testing. Am J Cardiol. 1989 Mar 15;63(11):730-4. doi: 10.1016/0002-9149(89)90260-9. No abstract available.

  PMID: 2646899 BACKGROUND

• Bass EB, Curtiss EI, Arena VC, Hanusa BH, Cecchetti A, Karpf M, Kapoor WN. The duration of Holter monitoring in patients with syncope. Is 24 hours enough? Arch Intern Med. 1990 May;150(5):1073-8.

  PMID: 2331188 BACKGROUND

• Kapoor WN. Evaluation and outcome of patients with syncope. Medicine (Baltimore). 1990 May;69(3):160-75. doi: 10.1097/00005792-199005000-00004.

  PMID: 2189056 BACKGROUND

• Kapoor WN. Diagnostic evaluation of syncope. Am J Med. 1991 Jan;90(1):91-106. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(91)90511-u.

  PMID: 1986595 BACKGROUND

• Kapoor W: Syncope. In: Straub, WH (Ed) Manual of Diagnostic Imaging. Little, Brown and Co., 2nd Edition, 1989.

  BACKGROUND

• Kapoor WN. Evaluation and management of the patient with syncope. JAMA. 1992 Nov 11;268(18):2553-60.

  PMID: 1404823 BACKGROUND

• Kapoor WN, Brant N. Evaluation of syncope by upright tilt testing with isoproterenol. A nonspecific test. Ann Intern Med. 1992 Mar 1;116(5):358-63. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-116-5-358.

  PMID: 1736767 BACKGROUND

• Atkins D, Hanusa B, Sefcik T, Kapoor W. Syncope and orthostatic hypotension. Am J Med. 1991 Aug;91(2):179-85. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(91)90012-m.

  PMID: 1867243 BACKGROUND

• Martin TP, Hanusa BH, Kapoor WN. Risk stratification of patients with syncope. Ann Emerg Med. 1997 Apr;29(4):459-66. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(97)70217-8.

  PMID: 9095005 BACKGROUND

• Fine MJ, Orloff JJ, Arisumi D, Fang GD, Arena VC, Hanusa BH, Yu VL, Singer DE, Kapoor WN. Prognosis of patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia. Am J Med. 1990 May;88(5N):1N-8N.

  PMID: 2195886 BACKGROUND

• Kapoor WN, Fortunato M, Hanusa BH, Schulberg HC. Psychiatric illnesses in patients with syncope. Am J Med. 1995 Nov;99(5):505-12. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9343(99)80227-7.

  PMID: 7485208 BACKGROUND

• Levy MA, Arnold RM, Fine MJ, Kapoor WN. Professional courtesy--current practices and attitudes. N Engl J Med. 1993 Nov 25;329(22):1627-31. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199311253292207.

  PMID: 7695662 BACKGROUND

• Kapoor WN, Smith MA, Miller NL. Upright tilt testing in evaluating syncope: a comprehensive literature review. Am J Med. 1994 Jul;97(1):78-88. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(94)90051-5.

  PMID: 8030660 BACKGROUND

• Kapoor WN. Syncope in older persons. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1994 Apr;42(4):426-36. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1994.tb07493.x. No abstract available.

  PMID: 8144829 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiovascular Diseases; Arrhythmias, Cardiac; Death, Sudden, Cardiac; Heart Diseases; Syncope

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Heart Arrest; Death, Sudden; Death; Unconsciousness; Consciousness Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Sponsor Type: NIH

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 25, 2000
• First Posted: May 26, 2000
• Study Start: July 1, 1987
• Study Completion: June 1, 1992
• Last Updated: May 13, 2016

Record last verified: 2000-05