Indications, methodology, and classification of results of tilt-table testing

R Sutton, DM Bloomfield - The American journal of cardiology, 1999 - Elsevier
Tilt-table testing has become an important part of the evaluation of patients with unexplained
syncope, although not every patient with vasovagal syncope requires it. Studies have …

The importance of orthostatic intolerance in the chronic fatigue syndrome

R Schondorf, R Freeman - The American journal of the medical sciences, 1999 - Elsevier
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) or myalgic encephalomyelitis is a clinically de־ fined
syndrome characterized by persistent or relapsing debilitating fatigue for longer than 6 …

Usefulness of a tilt training program for the prevention of refractory neurocardiogenic syncope in adolescents: a controlled study

E Di Girolamo, C Di Iorio, L Leonzio, P Sabatini… - Circulation, 1999 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Recurrent syncope represents a debilitating disorder and quality of life
deteriorates as a function of recurrence of symptoms. Although the administration of β …

Orthostatic intolerance in adolescent chronic fatigue syndrome

JM Stewart, MH Gewitz, A Weldon, N Arlievsky… - …, 1999 - publications.aap.org
Objectives. To demonstrate the association between orthostatic intolerance and the chronic
fatigue syndrome (CFS) in adolescents and to delineate the form that orthostatic intolerance …

Pharmacotherapy of neurally mediated syncope

DG Benditt, GJ Fahy, KG Lurie, S Sakaguchi… - Circulation, 1999 - Am Heart Assoc
A wide variety of pharmacological agents are currently used for prevention of recurrent
neurally mediated syncope, especially the vasovagal faint. None, however, have …

Contributions of MSNA and stroke volume to orthostatic intolerance following bed rest

JK Shoemaker, CS Hogeman… - American Journal of …, 1999 - journals.physiology.org
We examined whether the altered orthostatic tolerance following 14 days of head-down tilt
bed rest (HDBR) was related to inadequate sympathetic outflow or to excessive reductions …

Tilt table testing in the diagnosis of unexplained syncope

SW Parry, RA Kenny - QJM, 1999 - academic.oup.com
While the investigation of the physiological and vasovagalsyncope. Thepathophysiologyofthevasopathophysiol…
effects of orthostatic stress vagal response is thus central to an understanding induced by …

Usefulness of tilt test–induced patterns of heart rate and blood pressure using a two-stage protocol with glyceryl trinitrate provocation in patients with syncope of …

AS Kurbaan, AC Franzén, TJ Bowker… - The American journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
This study assesses the vasovagal collapse pattern changes, ie, heart rate (HR) and arterial
blood pressure (BP) with a 2-stage tilt-test protocol using glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) …

[HTML][HTML] Panel consensus: Putting it together: a new treatment algorithm for vasovagal syncope and related disorders

DM Bloomfield, R Sheldon, BP Grubb, H Calkins… - The American journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
The consensus process that culminated in this symposium established an algorithm to guide
the diagnosis and treatment of patients with vasovagal syncope and related disorders. In …

Estimation of beat-to-beat changes in stroke volume from arterial pressure: a comparison of two pressure wave analysis techniques during head-up tilt testing in young …

WT Jellema, BPM Imholz, H Oosting… - Clinical Autonomic …, 1999 - Springer
Objective The aim of this study was to compare beat-to-beat changes in stroke volume (SV)
estimated by two different pressure wave analysis techniques during orthostatic stress …