Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS): Clinical review

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 352-358

  Low, Phillip A ^a   Sandroni, Paola ^a   Joyner, Michael ^a   Shen, Win Kuang ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Deconditioning; Denervation; Hyperadrenergic state; Hypovolemia; Orthostatic; POTS

Indexed keywords

FLUDROCORTISONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANAMNESIS; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; BASILAR ARTERY; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN PERFUSION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FLUID THERAPY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIA; ONSET AGE; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTURAL TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALT INTAKE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM;

HUMANS; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME;

EID: 60949083464     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01407.x     Document Type: Review

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