Head-up tilt table evaluation in a trained athlete with recurrent vaso-vagal syncope.
A 27-year-old trained athlete with recurrent syncope of suspected vaso-vagal origin was evaluated. A 60 degrees head-up tilt table test reproducibly triggered the patient's spontaneous symptoms and allowed the investigation of different modalities of therapy (medical and pacing) in preventing syncopal episodes. The head-up tilt table test may be a useful tool in the evaluation of syncope of vaso-vagal origin, helping to determine the initial precipitating vagal event and the effect of therapy.
Rechavia
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Israel and Ione Massada Center for Heart Diseases, Beilinson Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Strasberg
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Agmon
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D000328:Adult; D001490:Basketball; D001794:Blood Pressure; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004809:Ephedrine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture; D013575:Syncope / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D004809:Ephedrine