Timing of First Recurrence of Syncope Predicts Syncopal Frequency After a Positive Tilt Table Test Result
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Positive Result in the Early Passive Phase of the Tilt-table Test: A Predictor of Neurocardiogenic Syncope in Young Men
BACKGROUND/AIMS This study elucidated the prognostic factors for neurocardiogenic syncope in males in their late teens and early twenties. METHODS Tilt-table testing (TTT) was performed on 665 males (age range, 17 to 27 years) following the Italian protocol. The subjects were tilted head-up at a 70° angle on a table for 30 minutes during the passive phase. If the passive phase was negative, t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(97)00047-8