Age and Sex Distribution of Patients with Vasovagal Syncope Undergoing Head-up Tilt Table Test: 7-Year Audit

To investigate age and sex distribution of vasovagal syncope （VVS） patients undergoing head-up tilt table test （HUTT） at a tertiary hospital. The details of syncope patients who underwent HUTT at our department of cardiac function from January 2004 to December 2010 were reviewed. Of the 1 799 patients who underwent the HUTT, 854 tested positive, of which 558 （65.3%） were women, which were more than the women in the negative group （450, 47.6%） （p〈0.05）. VVS patients showed a bimodal age distribution between 11 and 20 years of age and in the fourth decade. In almost all age groups, mixed response was the highest compared with vasodepressor and cardioinhibitory. VVS patients who underwent HUTT indicate bimodal distribution peaking before the second decade and the fourth decade. The incidence of females was twice that of males before the sixth decade, and old age occupies a small percentage of VVS with no other comorbidities.

血管迷走性晕厥患者行直立倾斜试验与治疗的护理

总结86例血管迷走性晕厥患者在作直立倾斜试验前后以及治疗过程中的护理经验,以减少意外伤害及再次发作的次数。护理要点:(1)试验前作好准备工作,包括环境、药物、监护仪器、患者的心理准备;(2)试验中密切观察患者的症状及生命体征,出现阳性反应及时处理,鉴别药物反应及阳性反应;(3)试验结束后,指导阳性患者服药或倾斜台治疗。经过有效的护理,本组无1例患者发生意外伤害。