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Vasovagal syncope (VVS) has been diagnosed with increasing frequency in older patients since the head-up tilt-table test (HUT) was described over 2 decades ago. The incidence and prevalence of VVS in this age group remains unknown. Older individuals are more likely to display a dysautonomic hemodynamic pattern with a predominantly hypotensive response during HUT. The positivity rates to passive and isoprotenerol-provoked HUT are reduced with age, but positivity rates for glyceryl-trinitrate-induced HUT are comparable with younger subjects. Few studies into treatment strategies have included older subjects. This is a review of the existing literature on the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, diagnostic tools, and treatment strategies for VVS in older patients, highlighting important areas for future research. © 2008 American College of Cardiology Foundation.
Author(s): Tan MP, Parry SW
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year: 2008
Volume: 51
Issue: 6
Pages: 599-606
ISSN (print): 0735-1097
ISSN (electronic): 1558-3597
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2007.11.025
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.11.025
PubMed id: 18261677
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