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

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作者
Voice, RA [1 ]
Lurie, KG [1 ]
Sakaguchi, S [1 ]
Rector, TS [1 ]
Benditt, DG [1 ]
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[1] Univ Minnesota, Cardiac Arrhythmia Ctr, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
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10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00915-6
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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Patients with syncope underwent head-up tilt testing at 60°and 80°followed by edrophonium or isoproterenol challenge when indicated. The 80°tilt protocol and edrophonium provocation were found to be as effective or more effective in eliciting neurally mediated syncope in susceptible patients.
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