tilt test

tilt test

Upright tilt test Cardiology A clinical maneuver in which a person is placed in a head-up position on a tilt table at a 40º to 80º from horizontal and maintained in a motionless upright position for ≥ 10-15 mins, the intent being to provoke syncope, bradycardia, or hypotension; the resulting gravitational pooling of blood volume evokes a decline in CVP, stroke volume, and bp; the TT may be used to detect neurocardiogenic syncope