Clinical characteristics of a novel subgroup of chronic fatigue syndrome patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 273, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 501-510

  Lewis, I ^a   Pairman, J ^b   Spickett, G ^b   Newton, J L ^a,b,c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomic dysfunction; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Dysautonomia; Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FATIGUE IMPACT SCALE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION TIME; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; COHORT STUDIES; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FATIGUE; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; POSTURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 84876743948     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joim.12022     Document Type: Article

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