Keywords:
Tilt-table testing, Syncope, Arrhythmia, Cardiomyopathy.
Often
tilt-table testing itself causes patients worry, anxiety, or stress.
KEY WORDS: Valsalva Maneuver;
Tilt-Table Test; Ankylosing Spondylitis; Autonomic Nervous System
The reports of
tilt-table tests performed between July 1, 2001 and July 1, 2009, at Boston Medical Center, an urban, tertiary-care, academic hospital, were reviewed.
Caption:
Tilt-table venography demonstrates a dilated varicose ovarian vein with fill into pelvic varicosities.
Adverse events with a relationship to therapy, that is, orthostatic reactions leading to dizziness, occurred in the
tilt-table group only (n = 8).
Survey respondents indicated they think
tilt-table testing has only limited utility for this purpose.
Within days, Jack ended up in hospital with bleeding on the brain which he said was a result of stress and worry of the
tilt-table going missing.
Six months later, the researchers gave the adults another series of
tilt-table tests.
Lamarre-Cliche M, Cusson (2001) The fainting patient: value of the head-upright
tilt-table test in adult patients with orthostatic intolerance.
It involved 198 consecutive patients who presented to Eastbourne (England) District General Hospital with a history of two or more unexplained syncopal episodes during the last year and no indication for pacing after carotid sinus massage and head-up
tilt-table testing.
Tilt-table, stationary or shuttle type systems are available for use with either crucible or refractory furnaces.