Acceleration Index Predicts Efficacy of Orthostatic Training on Vasovagal Syncope in Children - 09/12/18
Abstract |
Objective |
To explore the value of the acceleration index as a predictor of therapeutic response to orthostatic training in children with vasovagal syncope (VVS).
Study design |
Thirty-three children with VVS were recruited and treated with orthostatic training. The therapeutic response of each patient was evaluated after 3 months of treatment. A Pearson correlation was calculated between the acceleration index and the severity of VVS. The value of the acceleration index in predicting the therapeutic response to orthostatic training was assessed by analysis of the receiver operating characteristic curve.
Results |
Among the 33 children with VVS, 20 were found to be responders and the remaining were nonresponders. The mean acceleration index was significantly lower in responders compared with nonresponders (21.10 ± 6.61 vs 31.36 ± 9.00; P = .001) and it was negatively correlated with positive response time in the head-up tilt test, with systolic blood pressure and with diastolic blood pressure at positive response time in the head-up tilt test (P < .05). The receiver operating characteristic curve for the predictive value of the acceleration index showed that the area under the curve was 0.827 (95% CI, 0.676-0.978; P = .002), and a cutoff value of the acceleration index of 26.77 yielded a sensitivity of 85.0% and a specificity of 69.2%.
Conclusions |
The acceleration index may be useful for predicting the efficacy of orthostatic training on VVS in children.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : vasovagal syncope, orthostatic training, acceleration index, children
Abbreviations : AUC, BRS, HUTT, ROC, VVS
Plan
Supported by the Beijing Science and Technology Program (Grant Z171100001017253) from Beijing Science and Technology Committee, China. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
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