Diagnostic value of the head-up tilt test and the R-test in patients with syncope

The diagnostic value of the head-up tilt test (HUTT) in discovering vasovagal syndrome depends on the pre-test probability. An accurate anamnesis and clinical examination screens the patients indicated for the HUTT. In patients with unexplained syncope, the R-test is an alternative procedure to disc...

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Autores principales: RADDINO, RICCARDO, ZANINI, GREGORIANA, ROBBA, DEBORA, BONADEI, IVANO, CHIEPPA, FEDERICA, PEDRINAZZI, CLAUDIO, CARETTA, GIORGIO, MADURERI, ALBERTO, VIZZARDI, ENRICO, DEI CAS, LIVIO
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3184676/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21977267
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/hi.2006.171
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Sumario:The diagnostic value of the head-up tilt test (HUTT) in discovering vasovagal syndrome depends on the pre-test probability. An accurate anamnesis and clinical examination screens the patients indicated for the HUTT. In patients with unexplained syncope, the R-test is an alternative procedure to discover its cause. In our study, we evaluated the diagnostic significance of the HUTT in a group of 211 patients and of the R-test in a subgroup of 45 patients with negative HUTT results and with negative traditional Holter ECG monitoring (24 hr).

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