Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome following Lyme disease

Cardiology Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-66

  Kanjwal, Khalil ^a   Karabin, Beverly ^a   Kanjwal, Yousuf ^a   Grubb, Blair P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lyme disease; Orthostatic intolerance; Postural tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLONIDINE; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG RESPONSE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LYME DISEASE; MIGRAINE; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMORBIDITY; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYME DISEASE; OHIO; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TILT-TABLE TEST; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951495249     PISSN: 18975593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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