1. Indications, methodology, and classification of results of tilt-table testing.
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Sutton, Richard, Bloomfield, Daniel M., Sutton, R, and Bloomfield, D M
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MEDICAL equipment , *SYNCOPE , *ORTHOSTATIC hypotension , *SYNCOPE diagnosis , *DIAGNOSIS , *AUTONOMIC nervous system , *AUTONOMIC nervous system diseases , *BLOOD pressure , *HEART beat , *PREDICTIVE tests , *TILT-table test ,VAGUS nerve diseases - Abstract
Tilt-table testing has become an important part of the evaluation of patients with unexplained syncope, although not every patient with vasovagal syncope requires it. Studies have attested to the effectiveness of the technique for providing direct diagnostic evidence of a patient's susceptibility to vasovagal syncope. This article reviews the need for tilt-table testing and the recommended methods for performing a test. In addition, a detailed classification of the hemodynamic patterns of collapse displayed over the course of a tilt-table study is provided. These distinctive collapse patterns document the evolution of a syncopal event and are particularly important to identify because they can influence the selection of therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1999
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