Neurally‐Mediated Reflex Syncope: Recognition by History and Clinical Testing

Serletis, Anna; Sheldon, Robert S.

doi:10.1002/9780470692639.ch9

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“…The Calgary score was originally used to make differential diagnoses between adult vasovagal syncope and other types of syncope, 10,11 and included seven diagnostic questions, each producing a corresponding score. The Calgary score is then calculated.…”

Section: S Yncope Is a Common Acute Symptom In Childrenmentioning

confidence: 99%

Modified Calgary score in differential diagnosis between cardiac syncope and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome-associated syncope in children

et al. 2012

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The present study was designed to analyse the usefulness of a modified Calgary score system during differential diagnosis between cardiac syncope and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome-associated syncope through a large sample sized clinical investigation. The study included 213 children, including 101 boys and 112 girls, with cardiac syncope or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome-associated syncope in the age group of 2-19 years (mean 11.8 ± 2.9 years). A modified Calgary score was created, which was analysed to predict differential diagnoses between cardiac syncope and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome-associated syncope using a receiver operating characteristic curve. The median of modified Calgary scores for cardiac syncope was -5.0, which significantly differed from that of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (0.0; p < 0.01). The sensitivity and specificity of a differentiation score of less than -2.5 was 96.3% and 72.7%, respectively. Owing to the fact that the modified Calgary score was an integer, when less than -3.0 the diagnosis could be considered as cardiac syncope. The modified Calgary score could be used to make an initial differential diagnosis between cardiac syncope and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome-associated syncope in the clinic.

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Section: S Yncope Is a Common Acute Symptom In Childrenmentioning

confidence: 99%