Recommendations for tilt table testing and other provocative cardiovascular autonomic tests in conditions that may cause transient loss of consciousness
Population
Patients with conditions that may cause transient loss of consciousness where initial evaluation does not…
Design
Guideline
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Implication
Supports tilt table testing in unexplained syncope; reinforces Level 1 indications for diagnostic and therapeutic autonomic evaluation.
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Population
Patients with conditions that may cause transient loss of consciousness (TLOC) where initial evaluation does not yield a definite diagnosis but raises suspicion of reflex syncope, orthostatic hypotension, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), or psychogenic pseudosyncope
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Intervention
Tilt table testing (TTT) and other provocative cardiovascular autonomic tests
Tilt table testing and provocative cardiovascular autonomic tests are recommended for the diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic training of patients with unexplained transient loss of consciousness.
Cite This Study
Thijs et al. (2021) studied this question.