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Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), including acute coronary syndrome (ACS), arrhythmia or cardiac arrest, stroke, and overall mortality, were evaluated and compared in both cohorts. Results: The mean follow-up periods until the occurrence of ACS, arrhythmia or cardiac arrest, stroke, and overall mortality in the SC cohort were 3.51 \u00b1 2.90, 3.43 \u00b1 2.93, 3.74 \u00b1 2.97, and 3.76 \u00b1 2.98 years, respectively. Compared with the patients without SC, those with SC had higher incidence rates of ACS (30.1 vs. 24.7 events\/1000 people\/year), arrhythmia or cardiac arrest (6.75 vs. 3.51 events\/1000 people\/year), and stroke (51.6 vs. 35.7 events\/1000 people\/year), with higher overall mortality (127.7 vs. 77.9 deaths\/1000 people\/year). The SC cohort also had higher risks for ACS, arrhythmia or cardiac arrest, stroke, and overall mortality (adjusted hazard ratios: 1.28 (95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.11\u20131.46), 2.05 (95% CI = 1.50\u20132.82), 1.48 (95% CI = 1.33\u20131.66), and 1.79 (95% CI = 1.67\u20131.92), respectively) than did the non-SC cohort. Conclusion: SC was significantly associated with cardiovascular events and overall mortality in the patients on dialysis. SC may serve as a prodrome for cardiovascular comorbidities, thereby assisting clinicians in identifying high-risk patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph15102082","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,9,21]],"date-time":"2018-09-21T11:00:25Z","timestamp":1537527625000},"page":"2082","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Syncope and Collapse Are Associated with an Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in Patients Undergoing Dialysis"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Shih-Ting","family":"Huang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Nephrology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 407, Taiwan"},{"name":"Graduate Institute of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tung-Min","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Nephrology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 407, Taiwan"},{"name":"Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Tai-Yuan","family":"Ke","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Nephrology, Ministry of Health and Welfare Chiayi Hospital, Chiayi 600, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ming-Ju","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Nephrology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 407, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6640-1339","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ya-Wen","family":"Chuang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Nephrology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 407, Taiwan"},{"name":"Graduate Institute of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chi-Yuan","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Chih-Wei","family":"Chiu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Cheng-Li","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 404, Taiwan"},{"name":"College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wen-Miin","family":"Liang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Institute of Biostatistics, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9634-0637","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Tzu-Chieh","family":"Chou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Health Risk Management, College of Public Health, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6368-3676","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Chia-Hung","family":"Kao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences and School of Medicine, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Center, China Medical University, Taichung 404, Taiwan"},{"name":"Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung 404, Taiwan"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,9,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"United States Renal Data System (2013). 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