Tilt-Table Test
| Definition: |
Tilt tables are used to maintain a head-down body posture during testing of cardiac response to identify patients with a vasodepressive or cardioinhibitory response as a cause of syncope. (From Braunwald, Heart Disease, 4th ed, p621) |
| Notes: |
in test of cardiac function |
| Previously Indexed: |
Posture (1985-1994) |
Tilt-Table Test Definitions and Terms
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