Syncope in the German Nationwide inpatient sample - Syncope in atrial fibrillation/flutter is related to pulmonary embolism and is accompanied by higher in-hospital mortality.

CONCLUSIONS: Syncope is a frequent cause for referrals in hospitals. While the overall in-hospital mortality rate is low (<2%), syncope in coprevalence with PE, pneumonia, MI and stroke showed a mortality rate > 8%. Syncope in AF patients had no independent impact on in-hospital mortality. PMID: 30770163 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30770163?dopt=Abstract

Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - February 13, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Keller K, Hobohm L, Münzel T, Ostad MA Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research