Syncope and a normal ECG – the likelihood of a cardiac arrythmia

Date First Published:

June 29, 2004

Last Updated:

January 9, 2012

Report by:

Mirza Baig,, EM resident Yr 3 (University of Saskatchewan.)

Three-Part Question:

In [patients presenting after a syncopal episode] to what extent does [a normal ECG] [reduce the likelihood that a cardiac arrythmia was the cause]