how long is tilt table test performed at heart cliniques?

Answer 1

when i had one it lasted about 5-10 minutes. when they started they sprayed something in my mouth that made my heart beat very fast. I have bad palpatations to begin with so we stopped early. they usually last a full 10 minutes

Answer 2

This research article I have searched out for you so that you have an idea about this test:

There is great variation between laboratories in the angle and duration of tilt used in the head-up tilt table test. We compared the hemodynamic response to three sequential randomized 20-min tilts of 60 degrees, 80 degrees and 90 degrees in 20 normal subjects. We studied 66 patients to determine the duration of tilt needed to document three types of orthostatic intolerance. Blood pressure and heart rate were monitored non-invasively. Thirty-nine patients with orthostatic hypotension of diverse causes and 17 patients with orthostatic tachycardia plus were tilted to 90 degrees for 10 min. Ten patients with vasovagal syncope were tilted to 90 degrees for 30 min. A multivariate analysis of variance performed to assess the hemodynamic responses to 60 degrees, 80 degrees and 90 degrees tilts did not show a statistically significant difference (F = 0.459). Logistic regression analyses revealed that the duration of tilt required to document orthostatic hypotension was 5 min (73% cases correctly identified), orthostatic tachycardia plus 10 min (86.5% cases correctly identified) and neurally mediated syncope 10 min (86.5% cases correctly identified). Tilt duration is a more important variable than tilt angle and the duration of the tilt should depend on the suspected cause of orthostatic intolerance.

Answer 3

at least 60 minutes with every 5 min to do the blood pressure and pulse rate checking. in patient having any droping of BP to less than 90 mmhg in systolic stop it immediateiy.