Diagnostic value of short-duration head-up tilt test for unexplained syncope: a non-inferiority study
Saijia Yang, Yuen Liang, Zhuoshan Huang, Lin Wu, Ruimin Dong, Kemei Liu, Shan Cao, Ling Jiang, Xujing Xie · 2026
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Description
Saijia Yang and co-authors wrote a 2026 paper on shortening a test for unexplained fainting. In the tilt test, a patient lies strapped to a table that tips upright while staff watch for a faint. The classic version takes long and burdens busy clinics. A shorter Italian protocol promised speed, but its reliability needed checking.
The team compared over twelve hundred patients given a short or the standard protocol between 2019 and 2025. Positive results came at similar rates in both, about fifty-three versus fifty-seven percent. Most positive responses in the short arm arrived within ten minutes of tilting. The study supports the shorter test as no worse, which could free clinic time and spare patients a long session.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Saijia Yang, Yuen Liang, Zhuoshan Huang, Lin Wu, Ruimin Dong, Kemei Liu, Shan Cao, Ling Jiang, Xujing Xie |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |