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Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS)

Description

A syndrome of orthostatic intolerance combined with excessive upright tachycardia, and usually without associated orthostatic hypotension. All variants have in common an excessively reduced venous return to the heart (central hypovolemia) while upright. Description adapted from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68054972.

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Research projects

POTS-CFS Study: Orthostatic Intolerance in the Context of Pediatric ME/​CFS (POTS-CFS)
Project status:
Completed
Country:
Germany
Principal investigator:
Uta Behrends
Organisations:
University Hospital rechts der Isar (MRI TUM),University Clinic Aachen,Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Research period:
2021-12
to 2022-11
Research types:
Epidemiological research
Research areas:
Nervous system dysfunction, Cardiovascular system dysfunction

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