Canadian Syncope Risk Score

Canadian Syncope Risk Score

This calculator helps estimate the risk of serious outcomes after syncope. Select the appropriate answers and input values to get your risk score and category.

1. Age (years)

2. History of heart disease or abnormal ECG?

3. Predisposition to vasovagal syncope?

4. Systolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg in ED?

5. Elevated troponin?

6. Syncope during exertion?

7. Abnormal QRS axis on ECG?

Canadian Syncope Risk Score ranges from -3 to +11. Scores <0 indicate very low risk, >5 indicate high risk of serious outcomes.

Use this score to assist clinical decisions for syncope patients in emergency settings. Consider alongside clinical judgment and further investigations.

Derived from the Canadian Syncope Risk Score study, Ann Emerg Med 2016, by Thiruganasambandamoorthy et al.

Coded by Jagjot Singh