Pacing for Syncope: Progress and Promise

The application of permanent cardiac pacing to patients with recurrent severe vasovagal syncope has a long and controversial history. The development of head upright tilt table testing by Sutton and colleagues in the mid-1980s opened new vistas into the understanding of the pathophysiology and manifestations of vasovagal syncope [1]. Head upright tilt table testing provided not only a diagnostic modality, it also provided the ability to make scientific observations and measurements that would not have been possible previously.
Source: Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research