A contemporary review of the head-up tilt test: Utility and limitations [PDF]
Indian Heart JournalThe Head-Up Tilt Test (HUTT) has been widely used for the past four decades as part of the overall assessment of the potential causes of collapse in patients with recurring transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) of unknown cause.
Ameya Udyavar +14 more
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Isoprenaline versus nitroglycerine in head-up tilt test
Indian Heart Journal, 2017 Background: HUTT test is used in evaluation of syncope. Isoprenaline and isosorbide dinitrate are used to increase the sensitivity of the test. These drugs act by different mechanisms.
Umesh R. Bilagi +2 more
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A Tick of the Clock: Finding the Sweet Spot in Tilt Table Test. The Effectiveness of Short‐Duration Head‐Up Tilt Test as a Diagnostic Tool in Suspected Vasovagal Patients: A Retrospective Observational Study in a Tertiary Syncope Unit [PDF]
Journal of ArrhythmiaAims The head‐up tilt test (HUTT) has been markedly changed over the years, especially in the specified time for the passive and active phases. However, a consensus‐based protocol has yet to be established.
Parvin Kalhor +4 more
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Predicting vasovagal syncope during head-up tilt test: three machine learning approaches [PDF]
Frontiers in NeuroinformaticsIntroductionSyncope prediction during head-up tilt testing (HUTT) remains challenging due to the complex interplay between autonomic and cardiovascular responses.
Matjaž Klemenc +5 more
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Heart Rate Asymmetry Analysis During Head-Up Tilt Test in Healthy Men [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2021 The purpose of this study is to assess the cardiovascular system response to orthostatic stress in a group of 133 healthy men using heart rate asymmetry (HRA) methods.
Rafał Pawłowski +4 more
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The Relationship Between Unexplained Chest Pain in Children and Head-Up Tilt Test [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 BackgroundTo explore the relationship between unexplained chest pain in children and head-up tilt test (HUTT).Materials and MethodsA total of 825 children with the main symptom of unexplained chest pain were admitted to the Specialist Outpatient Clinic ...
Ying Wang +8 more
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Age and the head-up tilt test outcome in syncope patients
Research in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2015 Background: The head-up tilt test (HUTT) is a useful diagnostic tool for syncope. Objectives: We sought to investigate the outcome of the HUTT in syncope patients and identify the relationship between age and different hemodynamic outcomes.
Rezvan Noormand +7 more
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Support Vector Machine-Based Classification of Vasovagal Syncope Using Head-Up Tilt Test [PDF]
Biology, 2021 Syncope is the medical condition of loss of consciousness triggered by the momentary cessation of blood flow to the brain. Machine learning techniques have been established to be very effective way to address such problems, where a class label is ...
Shahadat Hussain +3 more
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Diagnostic value of short-duration head-up tilt test for unexplained syncope: a non-inferiority study [PDF]
BMC Cardiovascular DisordersBackground The traditional head-up tilt test (HUTT) is time-consuming, imposing a noticeable burden on patients and on high-throughput syncope clinics. A 20-minute “Fast Italian Protocol,” introduced in 2023, promises to streamline the procedure, yet its
Saijia Yang +8 more
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Dynamic ST‐segment elevation during head‐up tilt test [PDF]
Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology, 2023 Xianchao Jing, Qingyong Chen
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