Comparison of tilt angles and provocative agents (edrophonium and isoproterenol) to improve head-upright tilt-table testing

R A Voice; K G Lurie; S Sakaguchi; T S Rector; D G Benditt

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00915-6

Comparison of tilt angles and provocative agents (edrophonium and isoproterenol) to improve head-upright tilt-table testing

Am J Cardiol. 1998 Feb 1;81(3):346-51. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00915-6.

Authors

R A Voice¹, K G Lurie, S Sakaguchi, T S Rector, D G Benditt

Affiliation

¹ The Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455, USA.

PMID: 9468082
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00915-6

Abstract

Patients with syncope underwent head-up tilt testing at 60 degrees and 80 degrees followed by edrophonium or isoproterenol challenge when indicated. The 80 degrees tilt protocol and edrophonium provocation were found to be as effective or more effective in eliciting neurally mediated syncope in susceptible patients.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Comparative Study
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Cardiotonic Agents*
Cholinesterase Inhibitors*
Edrophonium*
Humans
Isoproterenol*
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Syncope, Vasovagal / chemically induced
Syncope, Vasovagal / diagnosis*
Tilt-Table Test / methods*

Substances

Cardiotonic Agents
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Edrophonium
Isoproterenol