Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Introduction
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is defined as “the presence of orthostatic intolerance symptoms associated with a heart rate increase of at least 30 beats/min (or a rate that exceeds 120 beats/min) that occurs within the first 10 minutes or standing or head-up tilt, which is seen in the absence of other chronic debilitating disorders, prolonged bed rest, or medications that impair vascular autonomic tone” by Blair Grubb, Yousef Kanjwal and Dan Kosinski (2006) in their article “The Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: A Concise Guide to Diagnosis and Management” (p. 108). This paper will present an informational …show more content…
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