Head-upright tilt table testing for children with vasovagal syncope.
Vasovagal (neurocardiogenic) syncope is the most common type of syncope in the pediatric population. An extensive and expensive workup is not indicated in patients with a consistent history. By reproducing the effects of gravitational stress, tilt table testing confirms the diagnosis and avoids unnecessary and often unrewarding investigations.
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Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Marshall University, School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019462:Syncope, Vasovagal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018667:Tilt-Table Test