Herz
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Syncope accounts for approximately 1 % of visits to emergency departments. The first diagnostic step is to rule out nonsyncopal conditions as a cause of the transient loss of consciousness. Next, the basic clinical evaluation should identify patients at high risk for potentially life-threatening events. ⋯ In low-risk patients, this should preferably be done in an outpatient setting. To date, there is no consensus on a structured algorithm for the evaluation of patients with syncope. Therefore, it seems beneficial to formulate an algorithm based on the current guidelines for the management of syncope for use in the clinical setting.