THE HEAD-UPRIGHT TILT-TABLE (HUT) TEST IS USED primarily for the investigation of orthostatic symptoms. Although this test is frequently the gold standard for the evaluation of neurocardiogenic ...

Tilt table testing is the definitive investigation for this condition (Frishman et al, 2003). Vasovagal syncope usually occurs when patients are upright, although it can occur when sitting and is the ...

Tilt Test Protocol All patients were positioned upright at a 70-degree angle for up to 20 minutes on a tilt table with foot support according to a modified "Italian protocol." [15] The ...

A tilt table test is used to identify the cause of fainting spells. During a tilt table test, you would lay on a table, which is relatively abruptly tilted up to 60 or 90 degrees. Ordinarily, when ...

They recover within seconds after the table is returned to a horizontal (or lying down) position. If the patient's syncope can be reproduced during the test, the tilt-table study is deemed positive.