Chronic orthostatic intolerance and the postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS)

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 725-730

  Stewart, Julian M ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b New York Med C

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACROCYANOSIS; ANXIETY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD VOLUME; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERPNEA; HYPOCAPNIA; HYPOVOLEMIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; POSTURAL TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; STANDING; SWEATING; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 9744239571     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.06.084     Document Type: Article

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