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<jats:sec id="S1481803517003694_abs1" sec-type="general"><jats:title>Clinical question</jats:title><jats:p>How often is pulmonary embolism (PE) found in patients admitted for syncope?</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec id="S1481803517003694_abs2" sec-type="general"><jats:title>Article chosen</jats:title><jats:p>Prandoni P, Lensing A, Prins M, et al. Prevalence of pulmonary embolism among patients hospitalized for syncope (PESIT). <jats:italic>N Engl J Med</jats:italic> 2016;375:1524-31, doi: <jats:underline>10.1056/NEJMoa1602172</jats:underline>.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec id="S1481803517003694_abs3" sec-type="general"><jats:title>Objective</jats:title><jats:p>To determine the prevalence of PE in patients hospitalized for a first episode of syncope.</jats:p></jats:sec>