HEAD-UPRIGHT TILT-TABLE TESTING - A SAFE AND EASY WAY TO ASSESS NEUROCARDIOGENIC SYNCOPE

Tilt table testing has been used for more than 50 years to study the b ody's responses to various stimuli, but only recently has it become th e ''gold standard'' evaluation of symptoms of syncope. In this article , the authors discuss the expert consensus statement recently issued b y the American College of Cardiology on when and how to evaluate patie nts with the technique. They also provide basic background information on syncope and summarize current understanding of neurocardiogenic (o r vasovagal) syncope, which is one common type.