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Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

2019; Elsevier BV; Volume: 73; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jacc.2018.11.059

1558-3597

Meredith Bryarly, Lauren Phillips, Qi Fu, Steven Vernino, Benjamin D. Levine,

Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), the most common form of orthostatic intolerance in young people, affects approximately 500,000 people in the United States alone, typically young women at the peak of their education and the beginning of their working lives. This is a heterogeneous disorder, the pathophysiology and mechanisms of which are not well understood. There are multiple contributing factors and numerous potential mimics. This review details the most current views on the potential causes, comorbid conditions, proposed subtypes, differential diagnoses, evaluations, and treatment of POTS from cardiological and neurological perspectives.