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This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of tilt training in patients with reflex syncope and study the association between reflex syncope and hyperventilation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patients referred for tilt training after a positive tilt test from July 2014 to March 2021 were included in a single-center, retrospective registry. Demographic characteristics and outcomes of the program were collected. The response of tilt training on (pre)syncope recurrence and the association with hyperventilation were studied.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 173 patients were included. The median age was 27 [17\u201348] years. Patients needed 2 [1\u20133] sessions to reach the first negative tilt training. The tilt training program was successfully completed by 65% of patients. An additional 3% reported no complaints in daily life, despite remaining symptomatic during tilt training. Another therapy was initiated in 10% of patients, while 21% dropped out of the tilt training. Presyncope recurred in 21% of patients during a follow-up period of 21 months [16\u201323]. Concomitant hyperventilation was suspected in 24%. Among these patients, 74% were referred for a hyperventilation provocation test, which confirmed the diagnosis in 82%.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>We report a reasonable success of tilt training in a contemporary cohort of patients. In patients completing the tilt training program, presyncope, and syncope recurrence was low. 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