Clinical utility of an adenosine-nitroglycerin tilt test protocol
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DI AGNOSTIC VAL UE OF SUBL INGUAL NITROGLYCERIN TILT TEST: COMPARISON WITH THE STANDARD ISOPROTERENOL TILT TEST
Sublingual nitroglycerin (TNG) has been introduced as a promising provocative agent for tilt table testing, but it has not been compared directly with the standard isoproterenol (ISO) infusion test previously. We tried to assess the diagnostic value and safety of TNG tilt testing as compared with ISO infusion in patients with unexplained syncope. TNG and ISO tilt tests were performed in tw...
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sublingual nitroglycerin (tng) has been introduced as a promising provocative agent for tilt table testing, but it has not been compared directly with the standard isoproterenol (iso) infusion test previously. we tried to assess the diagnostic value and safety of tng tilt testing as compared with iso infusion in patients with unexplained syncope. tng and iso tilt tests were performed in two suc...
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We believe that the pattern of blood pressure response to tilt during the time preceding the development of the vasovagal reaction may provide adjunctive diagnostic information. A group of 101 consecutive patients affected by syncope of uncertain origin underwent passive tilt testing for 45 min at 60 followed, if negative, by oral (sublingual) trinitroglycerin (TNG) 0·4 g with continuation of t...
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Numerous variations of the head-up tilt-table test potentiated with nitrates have been reported. After the administration of nitroglycerin, between 10 and 25 min of continued tilting have been recommended. The aim of this study was to assess the optimal duration of the pharmacological phase of the head-up tilt-table test potentiated with sublingual administration of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(02)80501-0