Kim et al reported diagnostic criteria for cardiogenic vertigo. Cardiovascular disease can cause recurrent vertigo without preceding syncope. The authors are from multiple institutions in South Korea.
Patient selection: vertigo
Parameters:
(1) number of attacks of vertigo (spinning or non-spinning)
(2) age at onset
(3) duration of vertigo in minutes
(4) documented cardiac disease
(5) response of vertigo to proper treatment for the cardiac disease
(6) alternative diagnosis
Parameters
Definite (all present)
Probable (all present)
number of attacks
recurrent
>= 2
age at onset
> 60 years
NA
duration in minutes
< 1 minute
< 5 minutes
cardiac disease
yes
yes
vertigo response to therapy of cardiac disease
yes
NA
alternative diagnosis
no
no
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