Tilt Table Test: State of The Art
The loss of consciousness has been a subject of wonder and uncertainty in humans, and for this reason it has been the object of medical investigation since the beginning of time. Even actually, it is certainly an unresolved clinical problem.
Gonzalo Barón-Esquivias +1 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]
Aims 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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Usefulness of the tilt table test: A "geriatric" point of view. [PDF]
See the response from Bennett et al . in this issue.
Galizia G, Abete P.
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Predictive value of isolated very low QRS voltage in tilt-table test for neurally mediated syncope [PDF]
Objective: The cause of syncope is generally determined based on clinical manifestations. There has been little discussion about the value of electrocardiograms for diagnosing neurally mediated syncope.
Haichao Chen +9 more
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Tilt table test today - state of the art. [PDF]
A tilt table test (TTT) is an inexpensive, noninvasive tool for the differential diagnosis of syncope and orthostatic intolerance and has good diagnostic yield. The autonomic system malfunction which underlines the reflex syncope is manifested as either hypotension or bradycardia, while an orthostatic challenge is applied. The timing of the response to
Teodorovich N, Swissa M.
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Sub–Lingual Spray Versus Pearl of TNG as A Provocative Agent for Tilt Table Test [PDF]
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the false positive ratio of Tilt Table Test (TTT) result by using TNG spray (Sub–lingual; SL) as compared to TNG pearl in patients referred to military service.
Reza Karbasi-Afshar +3 more
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Dynamic Expression of the Type 1 Brugada ECG Pattern During Tilt Table Testing Using Continuous High Precordial Lead Positioning [PDF]
Background/Objectives: The Type 1 Brugada ECG pattern (BrP1) fluctuates according to autonomic influences. Tilt table testing induces changes in both sympathetic and parasympathetic activity. It may provide insights into the dynamic behavior of BrP1 when
Eduardo Nolla Silva Pereira +7 more
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Autonomic uprising: the tilt table test in autonomic medicine. [PDF]
This perspective piece on head-up tilt table testing is part of a series on autonomic function testing. The tilt table can be a useful diagnostic test, but methodologies vary, and the results are sometimes misinterpreted. The intent here is not to review comprehensively the utility of various tilt table testing protocols but to convey a number of ...
Cheshire WP, Goldstein DS.
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Investigation of robotics-assisted tilt-table therapy for early-stage rehabilitation in spinal cord injury [PDF]
This article provides the outcome of an investigation of robotics-assisted tilt-table therapy for early-stage rehabilitation in spinal cord ...
Coupaud, Sylvie +4 more
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Effect of Provocation by Sublingual Nitroglycerin on the Result of Tilt Table Test in Patients with Unexplained Syncope [PDF]
Background: Patients with unexplained syncope should undergo the tilt table test, it is the only clinical laboratory test indicated to identify susceptibility to vasovagal fainting.The Aim of the work: To evaluate the effect of sublingual nitrates ...
Ali Elshafey +3 more
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