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Tilt Testing with Combined Lower Body Negative Pressure: a "Gold Standard" for Measuring Orthostatic Tolerance
Published on: March 21, 2013
A novel and practical method to add video monitoring to tilt table testing
Frederik Jorrit de Lange1, Willem Petrus Merijn Emmanuël Hofland1, Alessio Ferrara2
1Amsterdam UMC, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Heart Centre, Meibergdreef 9, 1105AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Aims:
We describe a novel, practical, and inexpensive method to add video recording during tilt table testing (TTT): Open-Access-Video-TTT.
Methods And Results:
The Open-Access-Video-TTT set-up uses a personal computer (PC) to capture screen video data from a non-invasive-beat-to-beat (NIBTB) haemodynamic blood pressure (BP) device, combined with video recording of a patient, using Open Broadcaster Software (OBS®). The new Open-Access-Video-TTT set up was tested with both the Finometer (model Finapres Nova®, Medical Systems, the Netherlands) and the Task Force® Touch Cardio monitor (CNSystems, Austria). For this, the Finapres Nova® was enabled in 'remote' mode and Real Video Network Computing (RealVNC®) was installed on the PC/laptop. The Task Force® has a DisplayPort (DP) port, for which a DP/ high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) cable and a video capture card is used to merge the signals to the PC/laptop. With this method the combined images are stored as a new video signal. TTT can be performed with any routine protocol.
Conclusions:
Open Access-Video-TTT worked well for both the Finapres NOVA® and the Task Force Monitor ®. This novel method can be used easily by all physicians who wish to add video recording during TTT who do not have access to an electroencephalogram machine.
