Blood Pressure, Bradycardia and Cerebrovascular Disease

Head Up Tilt Test (HUTT)

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MARCH 23, 2024

Sometimes, head up tilt test, also known in short as HUTT, is also done for the evaluation of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, POTS, a condition in which there is tachycardia on standing up, without a fall in blood pressure. And the basic principle is to observe the heart rate and blood pressure during the procedure.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

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APRIL 8, 2015

PVCs N ot generally considered abnormal ECG findings: Isolated PAC, First Degree AV Block, Sinus bradycardia at a rate of 35-45, and Nonspecific ST-T abnormalities (even if different from a previous ECG). Thus, if there is documented sinus bradycardia, and no suspicion of high grade AV block, at the time of the syncope, this is very useful.

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Head Up Tilt Test (HUTT)

Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

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