Heart International (Dec 2006)

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

  • Debora Robba,
  • Enrico Vizzardi,
  • Livio Dei Cas,
  • Giorgio Caretta,
  • Alberto Madureri,
  • Claudio Pedrinazzi,
  • Federica Chieppa,
  • Ivano Bonadei,
  • Gregoriana Zanini,
  • Riccardo Raddino

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4081/hi.2006.171
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 3-4

Abstract

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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). (Heart International 2006; 3-4: 171-7)