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Evaluating unexplained syncope with upright tilt testing
1Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA.
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
|September 1, 1995
Abstract:
Trials of upright tilt testing for vasovagal syncope are difficult to evaluate, owing to differing methods used and the lack of a gold standard with which to compare this test. This paper reviews the studies to date and offers recommendations for the clinical use of this test.
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