Complementary effectiveness of carotid sinus massage and tilt testing for the diagnosis of reflex syncope in patients older than 40 years: a cohort study
| Autor: | Alberto Solano, Daniele Fontana, Federica Kessisoglu, Giulia Rivasi, Cristina Bertolone, Diana Solari, Francesco Croci, Niccolò Casini, Michele Brignole, Andrea Ungar, Roberto Maggi, Daniele Oddone, Martina Rafanelli, Paolo Donateo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Bradycardia Syncope Cohort Studies Tilt-Table Test Physiology (medical) Reflex medicine Humans In patient Reflex syncope Vasovagal syncope Aged Aged 80 and over Massage biology business.industry Carotid sinus Syncope (genus) Middle Aged medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Carotid Sinus medicine.anatomical_structure Italy Anesthesia Female medicine.symptom Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | EP Europace. 22:1737-1741 |
| ISSN: | 1532-2092 1099-5129 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/europace/euaa204 |
| Popis: | Aims Indications, methodology, and diagnostic criteria for carotid sinus massage (CSM) and tilt testing (TT) have been standardized by the 2018 Guidelines on Syncope of the European Society of Cardiology. Aim of this study was to assess their effectiveness in a large cohort which reflects the performance under ‘real-world’ conditions. Methods and results We analysed all patients who had undergone CSM and TT in the years 2003–2019 for suspected reflex syncope. Carotid sinus massage was performed according to the ‘Method of Symptoms’. Tilt testing was performed according to the ‘Italian protocol’ which consists of a passive phase followed by a sublingual nitroglycerine phase. For both tests, positive test was defined as reproduction of spontaneous symptoms in the presence of bradycardia and/or hypotension. Among 3293 patients (mean age 73 ± 12 years, 48% males), 2019 (61%) had at least one test positive. A bradycardic phenotype was found in 420 patients (13%); of these, 60% were identified by CSM, 37% by TT, and 3% had both test positive. A hypotensive phenotype was found in 1733 patients (53%); of these, 98% were identified by TT and 2% had both TT and CSM positive. Conclusion The overall diagnostic yield of the tests in patients >40-year-old with suspected reflex syncope was 61%. Both CSM and TT are useful for identifying those patients with a bradycardic phenotype, whereas CSM has a limited value for identifying the hypotensive phenotype. Since the overlap of responses between tests is minimal, both CSM and TT should be performed in every patient over 40 years receiving investigation for unexplained but possible reflex syncope. |
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