Introduction: We previously have shown that a 3-minute single-stage adenosine tilt test has a diagnostic yield comparable to a two-stage protocol consisting of a 30-minute drug-free tilt followed by a 15-minute isoproterenol tilt. In this study, we sought to further define the clinical utility of adenosine tilt testing in patients with unexplained syncope by prospectively evaluating test specificity and determining predictors of a positive test response.
Methods And Results: The specificity of single-stage adenosine tilt testing was determined using 30 control subjects. To determine the diagnostic yield of this protocol, adenosine tilts were performed in 129 patients with unexplained syncope. The adenosine tilt test protocol had high specificity (100%) but a low overall diagnostic yield (18%). However, the yield was affected significantly by age. In patients /=65 years of age (2/41 patients [5%], P < 0.0001).
Conclusion: These data support single-stage adenosine tilt testing in patients 40 years of age is low, suggesting that the clinical utility of this protocol is limited in these patients.
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