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Clinical Characteristics and Long-Term Follow-up Results of Patients with Vasovagal Syncope who Underwent Tilt Table Test

Vazovagal Senkop Ön Tanısı ile Eğik Masa Testi Yapılan Hastaların Klinik Özellikleri ve Uzun Süreli İzlem Sonuçları

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Lifestyle modification should be recommen- ded to tilt table test-negative patients with suspected vasovagal syncope, taking the false negativeness of the test into account.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with initial diagnosis of vaso- vagal syncope who had undergone tilt table test and to compare the prevalence of pre and post-treatment events.
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Key Findings & Data:Results: The mean age of the patients was 37.7±16.9% and 52.7% were male.
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Conclusion & Impact:Lifestyle modification should be recommen- ded to tilt table test-negative patients with suspected vasovagal syncope, taking the false negativeness of the test into account.
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Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with initial diagnosis of vaso- vagal syncope who had undergone tilt table test and to compare the prevalence of pre and post-treatment events. Material and Method: Seventy-four patients who had undergone tilt table test with accessible follow-up data were included in the study. Tilt table test results, demographic and clinical data of the patients, and recommended and/or applied treatments were recor- ded. The changes in symptoms of the patients were compared before tilt table test and at the follow-up period. Results: The mean age of the patients was 37.7±16.9% and 52.7% were male. All of the patients had a symptom comorbid with the event. The most frequent comorbid symptom was palpitation with a rate of 71.6%. 40.5% of the patients had positive tilt table test re- sults. Tilt table test-positive patients had low body mass indexes and high alcohol use rates. 76.7% of tilt table test-positive patients had no occurance of any event during treatment and follow-up. In tilt table test-negative patients, the frequency of events was significantly reduced with lifestyle modification suggestions. Conclusions: Tilt table test is useful for diagnosis in patients with suspected vasovagal syncope. Treatment of tilt table test-positive pa- tients in accordance with current guidelines reduces the frequency of events at high rates. Lifestyle modification should be recommen- ded to tilt table test-negative patients with suspected vasovagal syncope, taking the false negativeness of the test into account.

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Amaç: Çalışmada vazovagal senkop ön tanısı ile eğik masa testi yapılan hastaların demografik ve klinik özelliklerinin incelenmesi, baş- vuru öncesi ve tedavi sonrası takip dönemindeki olay sıklıklarının karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışmaya eğik masa testi yapılan ve takip verilerine ulaşılan 74 hasta alındı. Hastaların eğik masa testi sonuçları, de- mografik ve klinik verileri, önerilen ve/veya uygulanan tedavileri kaydedildi. Hastaların başvuru öncesinde ve eğik masa testi sonrası ta- kip döneminde semptomlarındaki değişimler karşılaştırıldı. Bulgular: Hastaların yaş ortalaması 37,7±16,9 olup, %52,7’si erkekti. Hastaların tümünde olaya eşlik eden bir semptom mevcuttu. En sık eşlik eden semptom %71,6 oranı ile çarpıntı olarak bulundu. Hastaların %40,5’inde eğik masa testi sonucu pozitif bulundu. Eğik masa testi pozitif olan hastaların vücut kitle indeksleri düşük, alkol kullanım oranları yüksek bulundu. Eğik masa testi pozitif hastaların %76,7’sinin takipte olay yaşamadığı bulundu. Eğik masa testi negatif olan hastalarda ise olay sıklığının yaşam tarzı değişikliği önerileri ile anlamlı olarak azaldığı belirlendi. Sonuç: Vazovagal senkop şüphesi olan hastalarda eğik masa testi tanı açısından yararlıdır. Eğik masa testi pozitif olan hastaların uygun tedavisi olay sıklığını yüksek oranda azaltmaktadır. Eğik masa testi negatif olan ancak vazovagal senkop şüphesi devam eden hastalara testin yalancı negatifliği göz önüne alınarak yaşam tarzı değişikliği önerilmelidir.

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GÜRDOĞAN, M., ALTAY, S. (2018). Clinical Characteristics and Long-Term Follow-up Results of Patients with Vasovagal Syncope who Underwent Tilt Table Test. MN Kardiyoloji, Cilt: 25 - Sayı: 2, 70–76. https://ajindex.com/articles/297866

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