Pyridostigmine in the treatment of postural orthostatic tachycardia: A single-center experience

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 750-755

  Kanjwal, Khalil ^a   Karabin, Beverly ^a   Sheikh, Mujeeb ^a   Elmer, Lawrence ^b   Kanjwal, Yousuf ^a   Saeed, Bilal ^a   Grubb, Blair P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

orthostatic intolerance; postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome; pyridostigmine

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FLUDROCORTISONE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIDODRINE; MODAFINIL; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; OCTREOTIDE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SCOPOLAMINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOATING; DEMOGRAPHY; DIARRHEA; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; HYPERTENSION; INDUCED HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TWITCH; NAUSEA; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; PRESYNCOPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; SUSTAINED RELEASE FORMULATION; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX PAIN; TREMOR; URINARY URGENCY;

CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958178487     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2011.03047.x     Document Type: Article

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