Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

A syndrome characterized by orthostatic intolerance resulting in tachycardia, often accompanied by a decrease in the blood pressure. It occurs when individuals change from the supine position to an upright position. Other signs and symptoms include lightheadedness, fainting, fatigue and muscle weakness.

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Lakshmi Venkata Simhachalam Kutikuppala

MBBS Student

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is characterised by symptomatic orthostatic intolerance without orthostatic hypotension that is associated with either heart rate of more than 120/minute or increase of >30/minute when standi...See More

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Lakshmi Venkata Simhachalam Kutikuppala

MBBS Student

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

Dr. Satish Govind

Cardiology

( UPDATE on a previous case of 28 year old female with excessive fatigue and breathlessness on exertion. ECG and Holter monitoring reports in linked cases. ) Eventually her diagnosis was narrowed down to either inappropriate sinus tachycar...See More

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Dr. Vaibhav Bhandari

Neurology

24 year old otherwise healthy female with persistent daily headaches unresponsive to daily preventative medications. PMH...See More

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