title: Head-upright tilt table testing for children with vasovagal syncope.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Marshall University, School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.
authors.forename: N U
authors.initials: NU
authors.lastname: Haq
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heydarian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019462:Syncope, Vasovagal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018667:Tilt-Table Test