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[The management of syncope in the hospital: the OESIL Study (Osservatorio Epidemiologico della Sincope nel Lazio)].

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1999

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Fabrizio Ammirati, Furio Colivicchi, G Minardi, L De Lio, Andrew C. Terranova, G Scaffidi, S Rapino, Fernando Augusto Proietti, Ciro Bianchi, Mariagrazia Uguccioni,
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Abstract

Collected data support the idea that syncope represents a frequent event in the general population and is responsible for a significant percentage of emergency-room visits and hospital admissions. However, the performance of conventional diagnostic work-ups is far from being satisfactory.