OBJECTIVE To assess the role of head up tilt testing (HUT) in diagnosing probable or possible vasovagal syncope (VVS) in patients referred from an epilepsy clinic. METHODS One hundred thirty two patients underwent HUT over 36 months. Complete data were available on 128 patients (52 male) aged 14-80 (mean 36.7) years. The main indication for HUT (head up tilt at 70 degrees for 45 minutes) was ...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Left ventricular false tendon is a structure of unknown function in cardiac physiology that was first described anatomically by Turner. This condition may be related to various electrical or functional abnormalities, but no consensus has ever been reached. The purpose of this study was to determine the time of appearance, prevalence and histologic composition of fals...

AIMS To define how often transient pulmonary branch stenosis (PBS) develops after closure of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in babies born at less than 32 weeks gestation; to describe the natural history of PBS and the relation between PBS and a cardiac murmur. METHODS Fifty three preterm infants born at a gestational age less than 32 weeks and who had PDA diagnosed on echocardiography were...