Abstract
Introduction
The exact clinical and prognostic significance and the therapeutic implications of asystole induced by head-up tilt test are still a matter of debate.
Methods
We assessed, by means of a semi-structured interview, the long-term outcome of cardioinhibitory syncope in all the patients who presented a tilt-induced sinus arrest of more than 3 s in our Autonomic Unit between 1996 and 2010.
Conclusions
Although syncopal recurrences were common, tilt-induced asystole did not imply a poor prognosis in terms of death or major therapeutic procedures.
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Guaraldi, P., Calandra-Buonaura, G., Terlizzi, R. et al. Tilt-induced cardioinhibitory syncope: a follow-up study in 16 patients. Clin Auton Res 22, 155–160 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-011-0153-3
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