Diagnosing postural tachycardia syndrome: Comparison of tilt testing compared with standing haemodynamics

Clinical Science

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 109-114

  Plash, Walker B ^a   Diedrich, André ^a   Biaggioni, Italo ^a   Garland, Emily M ^a   Paranjape, Sachin Y ^a   Black, Bonnie K ^a   Dupont, William D ^a   Raj, Satish R ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Orthostatic tachycardia; Postural tachycardia syndrome; Stand; Tilt table test

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE STAND TEST; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE HEAD UP TILT TEST; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; BODY POSTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEART RATE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TILT TABLE TEST; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; POSTURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TENNESSEE; TILT-TABLE TEST; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84870522867     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20120276     Document Type: Article

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