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Head up tilt test (HUTT)

Posted by: Johnson Francis on: 04 Feb, 2010

Head up tilt test (HUTT) or tilt table test is commonly done for the evaluation of neurocardiogenic syncope (vasovagal syncope). Various protocols are followed in different centres. One protocol is as follows: The subject is strapped to the tilt table after venous and arterial access is obtained. Radial arterial access is used for continuous blood [...]