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**REYBROUCK, T., et al.: Long‐Term Follow‐Up Results of Tilt Training Therapy in Patients with Recurrent Neurocardiogenic Syncope.** Tilt training therapy is considered as a first choice treatment for neurocardiogenic syncope in the Department of Cardiology, University of Leuven. However, long‐term compliance to therapy may be difficult when patients become asymptomatic. In a single center uncontrolled study, the long‐term clinical outcome of 38 patients was studied after a follow‐up period of 43 ± 7.8 months. At the time of assessment 29 patients had abandoned tilt training therapy, while 9 still continued on a regular basis. In this series, 31 (82%) of 38 patients were free from syncope and 25 (66%) of 38 were completely asymptomatic. During follow‐up, seven patients reported the recurrence of at least one syncope. Of these seven patients, six had discontinued tilt training therapy. The number of syncopes after discontinuation was significantly lower as compared with the period before initiation of tilt training. In only one patient syncope recurrence was observed during rather irregular tilt training therapy. Moreover, in 19 patients who abandoned tilt training after about 1 yea

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Author

TONY REYBROUCK; HEIN HEIDBÜCHEL; FRANS VAN DE WERF; HUGO ECTOR

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0147-8389)

Published

2002

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)