Table 3. Imaging Studies Ordered and Performed for Patients Admitted for Syncope and Its Results.
| N = 109(%) | |
|---|---|
| Cranial computed tomography | |
| Ordered | 83 (76.14%) |
| Normal | 56 (67.46%) |
| Microvascular disease | 17 (20.48%) |
| Chronic basal ganglia infarct | 5 (6.02%) |
| Hematoma | 2 (2.40%) |
| Meningioma | 2 (2.40%) |
| Chronic ischemic changes | 1 (1.20%) |
| Central cortical atrophy | 1 (1.20%) |
| Parenchymal volume loss | 1 (1.20%) |
| Calcification | 1 (1.20%) |
| Nonspecific white matter changes | 1 (1.20%) |
| Small intraparenchymal hemorrhage | 1 (1.20%) |
| Basal ganglia neuroepithelial cyst | 1 (1.20%) |
| Cavernous malformation | 1 (1.20%) |
| Hemorrhagic contusion | 1 (1.20%) |
| Acute Maxillary sinusitis | 1 (1.20%) |
| Not ordered | 26 (23.85%) |
| Carotid ultrasound | |
| Ordered | 36 (33.02%) |
| Normal | 31 (86.11%) |
| Proximal ICA bilateral stenosis (60-79%) | 1 (2.77%) |
| Proximal ICA bilateral stenosis (40-59%) | 1 (2.77%) |
| Right ICA stenosis (80-89%) | 1 (2.77%) |
| Bilateral stenosis ICA (40-59%) | 1 (2.77%) |
| Left ICA mild to moderate plaque | 1 (2.77%) |
| Not ordered | 73 (66.97%) |
| Echocardiogram | |
| Ordered | 76 (69.72%) |
| Diastolic dysfunction | 37 (46.68%) |
| Concentric hypertrophy | 27 (35.52%) |
| Normal | 14 (18.42%) |
| Mild mitral regurgitation | 12 (15.78%) |
| Mild tricuspid regurgitation | 9 (11.84%) |
| Mitral annulus calcification | 8 (10.52%) |
| Moderate to severe mitral regurgitation | 8 (10.52%) |
| Mild Aortic regurgitation | 5 (6.57%) |
| Moderate aortic regurgitation | 5 (6.57%) |
| Moderate aortic stenosis | 5 (6.57%) |
| Moderate tricuspid regurgitation | 5 (6.57%) |
| Mild aortic stenosis | 4 (5.26%) |
| Mild pulmonary hypertension | 4 (5.26%) |
| Mild left ventricular hypertrophy | 4 (5.26%) |
| Mild bilateral atrial enlargement | 4 (5.26%) |
| Moderate pulmonary hypertension | 2 (2.63%) |
| Severe right atrial enlargement | 2 (2.63%) |
| Mild to moderate global hypokinesis | 2 (2.63%) |
| Bioprosthetic valve | 2 (2.63%) |
| Severe tricuspid regurgitation | 1 (1.31%) |
| Speckled pattern | 1 (1.31%) |
| Severe pulmonary hypertension | 1 (1.31%) |
| Mild pericardial effusion | 1 (1.31%) |
| Mild mitral stenosis | 1 (1.31%) |
| Severe aortic stenosis | 1 (1.31%) |
| Mild asymmetric hypertrophy | 1 (1.31%) |
| Basal septum hypokinesis | 1 (1.31%) |
| Mild aortic root dilation | 1 (1.31%) |
| Mild basal septal hypertrophy | 1 (1.31%) |
| Primum atrial septal defect | 1 (1.31%) |
| Paramembranous ventricular septal defect | 1 (1.31%) |
| Endocardial cushion defect | 1 (1.31%) |
| Not ordered | 33 (30.27%) |
ICA: internal carotid artery.