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By Mayo Clinic staffThe results of a tilt table test are based on whether or not you faint during the test.
- If you faint during the tilt table test and you don't have other symptoms of a heart problem, it may indicate either vasovagal syncope or orthostatic hypotension. But you may need additional tests to determine the specific diagnosis.
- If you faint during the tilt table test and you have other symptoms of a heart problem, or if your doctor suspects that a heart problem is causing the fainting, you may require additional cardiac testing and evaluation to determine a diagnosis.
- If you don't faint during the tilt table test, you may need additional tests and evaluations to find the cause of your fainting.
References
- Tilt table test. Heart Rhythm Society. http://www.hrspatients.org/patients/heart_tests/tilt_table.asp. Accessed Dec. 6, 2009.
- Olshansky B. Upright tilt table testing in the evaluation of syncope. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Dec. 7, 2009.
- Shukla GJ, et al. Syncope. Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. 2006;113:715.
- Ropper AH, et al. Faintness and syncope. In: Ropper AH, et al. Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology. 9th ed. New York, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill; 2009. http://www.accessmedicine.com/content.aspx?aID=3632736. Accessed Dec. 6, 2009.
- Diagnosing arrhythmias. American Heart Association. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3. Accessed Dec. 6, 2009.
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