Clinical predictors of cardiac syncope at initial evaluation in patients referred urgently to a general hospital: the EGSYS score

Field Value
Model ID08-049-01
Model NameEvaluation of Guidelines in SYncope Study (EGSYS) Score
Pubmed ID18519550
First AuthorDel Rosso
JournalHeart
Year2008
TitleClinical predictors of cardiac syncope at initial evaluation in patients referred urgently to a general hospital: the EGSYS score
Primary Index ConditionSyncope
Secondary Index ConditionN/A
OutcomeSyncope
Model Sample Size260
Cohort Sample Size260
Number of Events44
Follow-Up DurationLong (>6 months)
AUROC0.904
Calibration Reported1
CovariatesPalpitations preceding syncope; Heart disease or abnormal ECG, or both; Syncope during effort; Syncope while supine; Precipitation or predisposing factors, or both (warm-crowded place/prolonged orthosasis/fear-pain-emotion); Autonomic prodromes (nausea/vomiting)
Mesh TermsTo be updated
Number of Validations1

External Validations

Yes
1
0.849
1st Author Year Sample Size AUC Calibration Relatedness
Del Rosso 2008 256 0.849 No N/A