Comorbidity of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome in an Australian cohort

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 275, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 409-417

  Reynolds, G K ^a   Lewis, D P ^b   Richardson, A M ^a,c   Lidbury, B A ^a  

^a Australian National University   (Australia)

^b CFS Discovery Donvale Medical Centre   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomic function; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Fatigue syndromes; Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome; Standing test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AUTONOMIC FUNCTION; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; FATIGUE SYNDROMES; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; STANDING TEST;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 84897027028     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joim.12161     Document Type: Article

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