Postural tachycardia syndrome: current perspectives
Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is the combination of an exaggerated heart rate response to standing, in association with symptoms of lightheadedness or pre-syncope that improve when recumbent. The condition is often associated with fatigue and brain fog, resulting in significant disruptions at a critical time of diagnosis in adolescence and young
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Leg pain in neuropathic postural tachycardia syndrome is associated with altered muscle membrane properties. [PDF]
PURPOSE In neuropathic postural tachycardia syndrome, peripheral sympathetic dysfunction leads to excessive venous blood pooling during orthostasis. Up to 84% of patients report leg pain and weakness in the upright position.
Jost, Karin +4 more
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Frequency of Arrhythmias and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome in Patients With Marfan Syndrome: A Nationwide Inpatient Study [PDF]
Background Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder affecting multiple systems, particularly the cardiovascular system. The leading causes of death in MFS are aortopathies and valvular disease.
Somers, Virend K +16 more
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Occupational Therapy Strategies for Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome [PDF]
Effectiveness of occupational therapy strategies with adults with postural orthostatic tachycardia ...
Weldon, Summer +6 more
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Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome in Young Diabetics [PDF]
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is a condition characterized by imbalance in autonomic reactivity leading to exaggerated heart rate and other symptoms of orthostatic intolerance.
Bashir, Musharaf, Sayeed, Sheikh Imran
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Immunomodulatory treatment in postural tachycardia syndrome: A case series [PDF]
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a form of autonomic dysfunction characterized by symptoms of orthostatic intolerance, often accompanied by sudomotor dysfunction and gastrointestinal dysmotility.
Kamber, Nicole +9 more
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Neurovisceral phenotypes in the expression of psychiatric symptoms [PDF]
This review explores the proposal that vulnerability to psychological symptoms, particularly anxiety, originates in constitutional differences in the control of bodily state, exemplified by a set of conditions that include Joint Hypermobility, Postural ...
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Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Simulation in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome [PDF]
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a chronic debilitating condition of orthostatic intolerance, predominantly affecting young females.
Praloy Chakraborty +5 more
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An Unusual Case of Polyautoimmunity with Concomitant Presentation of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, Antiphospholipid Syndrome and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis [PDF]
Introduction: Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a chronic form of autonomic dysfunction characterized by symptoms of orthostatic intolerance, often accompanied by sudomotor dysfunction and gastrointestinal dysmotility.
Ellen Edwards +5 more
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Postural changes in optic nerve and optic nerve sheath diameters in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and spontaneous intracranial hypotension: A cohort study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system. Approximately 30% of patients experience orthostatic headaches.
Werner J Z'Graggen +27 more
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