Do outcomes of near syncope parallel syncope?
Patients with near syncope are as likely those with syncope to experience critical interventions or adverse outcomes; however, near-syncope patients are less likely to be admitted. Given similar risk of adverse outcomes for near syncope and syncope, future studies are warranted to improve the treatment of ED patients with near syncope.
Although stature may be associated with the risk of acute myocardial infarction, it is not associated with long-term survival after such an event.