Tilt-test in assessment of syncope in young people
Abstract
According to the European (2009) and American (2017) guidelines for syncope, syncope is a transient loss of consciousness due to transient global cerebral hypoperfusion characterized by rapid onset, short duration, and spontaneous complete recovery. One of the leader in examination of patients with reflex syncope it is passive orthostatic test or tilt-test. In the article classification of syncope, indicataion for tilt-test, diagnostic yield and approaches to treatment syncope in children and adolescents are shown.
About the Authors
L. M. Makarov
Children and Adolescents of the Central Clinical Children Hospital; Institute for Advanced Training
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
V. N. Komoliatova
Children and Adolescents of the Central Clinical Children Hospital; Institute for Advanced Training
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
I. I. Kiseleva
Children and Adolescents of the Central Clinical Children Hospital
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Makarov L.M., Komoliatova V.N., Kiseleva I.I. Tilt-test in assessment of syncope in young people. Medical alphabet. 2018;1(4):15-21. (In Russ.)
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