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Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of head-up tilt test (HUT) in cough syncope (CS).Methods Forty-seven outpatients or inpatients with CS and 79 patients with suspected vasovagal syncope(SVVS) due to syncope history in our hospital from January 2011 to May 2015 served as the observation group and control group respectively.HUT was performed in the two groups.The cough response during HUT,changes of systolic pressure and diastolic pressure caused by cough,HUT positive results and hemodynamic type were observed,Results In the observation group,4 cases(8.51％) were cough caused syncope,26 cases (55.32 ％) were presyncope and 17 cases (36.17 ％) had no symptoms,while 79 cases in the control group had no symptoms,the differences were statistically significant (P＜ 0.05).The total positive rate of cough response in the observation group was 63.83％,and the specificity was 100.00％.The systolic blood pressure had statistical difference between the two groups(.P＜0.05).The diastolic pressure had statistical difference between the cases of non-symptoms with the cases of syncope and cases of presyncope in the observation group (P＜0.05),but had no statistical difference compared with the cases of non-symptoms in the control group(P＞0.05).The heart rate(HR) had no statistical difference among various groups(P＞0.05).The HUT positive rate in the observation group was lower than that in the control group(P＜0.05).The hemodynamic type had no statistical difference between the two groups(P＞0.05).Conclusion Severe coughing during HUT may cause the blood pressure decrease,induces syncope or presyncope,can increase the diagnostic sensitivity of CS patients,which is very useful in the suspected diagnosis of CS patients,especially for CS patients with a unclear history.
ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of head-up tilt test (HUT) in cough syncope (CS).Methods Forty-seven outpatients or inpatients with CS and 79 patients with suspected vasovagal syncope(SVVS) due to syncope history in our hospital from January 2011 to May 2015 served as the observation group and control group respectively.HUT was performed in the two groups.The cough response during HUT,changes of systolic pressure and diastolic pressure caused by cough,HUT positive results and hemodynamic type were observed,Results In the observation group,4 cases(8.51％) were cough caused syncope,26 cases (55.32 ％) were presyncope and 17 cases (36.17 ％) had no symptoms,while 79 cases in the control group had no symptoms,the differences were statistically significant (P＜ 0.05).The total positive rate of cough response in the observation group was 63.83％,and the specificity was 100.00％.The systolic blood pressure had statistical difference between the two groups(.P＜0.05).The diastolic pressure had statistical difference between the cases of non-symptoms with the cases of syncope and cases of presyncope in the observation group (P＜0.05),but had no statistical difference compared with the cases of non-symptoms in the control group(P＞0.05).The heart rate(HR) had no statistical difference among various groups(P＞0.05).The HUT positive rate in the observation group was lower than that in the control group(P＜0.05).The hemodynamic type had no statistical difference between the two groups(P＞0.05).Conclusion Severe coughing during HUT may cause the blood pressure decrease,induces syncope or presyncope,can increase the diagnostic sensitivity of CS patients,which is very useful in the suspected diagnosis of CS patients,especially for CS patients with a unclear history.