Autonomic uprising: the tilt table test in autonomic medicine. [PDF]
Clin Auton Res, 2019 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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Tilt-table test: its role in modern practice. [PDF]
Clin Med (Lond), 2013 Syncope is a major healthcare problem with significant morbidity, mortality and healthcare cost. It is a common symptom with a complex pathophysiology and, therefore, several aetiologies. Tilt-table testing (TTT) is an important, yet perhaps not widely-used, test that forms part of the management of syncope.
Sandhu KS, Khan P, Panting J, Nadar S.
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Advanced Biomedical Research, 2016 Background: Syncope is an important and common clinical condition, and the neurally mediated syncope is the most frequent type of syncope. Tilt testing is considered as a first-line diagnostic test.
Bahar Dehghan, Mohammad Reza Sabri
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Reduced systemic vascular resistance is the underlying hemodynamic mechanism in nitrate-stimulated vasovagal syncope during head-up tilt-table test [PDF]
Journal of Arrhythmia, 2015 Background: Nitroglycerin (NTG) challenge during head-up tilt-table testing (HUTT) is often utilized to determine the etiology of unexplained vascular syncope.
Byung Gyu Kim, MD +7 more
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Low Sensitivity of Abbreviated Tilt Table Testing for Diagnosing Postural Tachycardia Syndrome in Adults With ME/CFS [PDF]
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2018 Introduction: Orthostatic intolerance is common among individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). In some ME/CFS case definitions, orthostatic intolerance is considered a core feature of the disorder.
C. (Linda) M. C. van Campen +2 more
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Usefulness of Tilt Testing in Children with Syncope: A Survey of Pediatric Electrophysiologists [PDF]
Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, 2008 The role of tilt table testing as a diagnostic modality in children with unexplained syncope is unclear. We sent a questionnaire to members of the Pediatric and Congenital Electrophysiology Society to assess the current practice pattern.
Anjan S. Batra, Seshadri Balaji
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Hemodynamic Response to the Head-Up Tilt Test in Patients With Syncope as a Predictor of the Test Outcome: A Meta-Analysis Approach [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2019 Aim: The paper presents a meta-analysis of studies comparing hemodynamic parameters: heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (sBP), diastolic blood pressure (dBP), and stroke volume (SV) measured during head-up tilt table test (HUTT) in patients with ...
Katarzyna Buszko +3 more
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The role of tilt-table test in differential diagnosis of unexplained syncope
Acta Clinica Croatica, 2015 The aim of this retrospective study (February 2012 – September 2014) was to assess the role of head-up tilt-table test in patients with unexplained syncope.
Marko Mornar Jelavić +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]
International Journal of Medical Arts, 2023 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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Brugada pattern changes during tilt table test with high precordial leads. An exploratory data to better understand the dynamic profile. [PDF]
Clinics (Sao Paulo)Introduction: Brugada Syndrome (BrS) typically manifests with a dynamic type 1 Brugada pattern (Br1ECGp) that depends on the dominance of the sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous system.
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