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Published in: Clinical Autonomic Research 6/2014

01-12-2014 | Editorial

Postural tachycardia syndrome, the debate continues…

Author: Christopher Gibbons

Published in: Clinical Autonomic Research | Issue 6/2014

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Excerpt

Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a relatively recent addition to the scientific literature. A simple perusal of PubMed will determine that Rosen and Cryer described POTS for the first time in 1982. [1] Since that initial description, over 500 publications have been associated with POTS, over 470 of which have been published since the year 2000. The rapid escalation in publication frequency could suggest a possible epidemic of POTS, with vast numbers of individuals afflicted. …
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Wooley CF (1976) Where are the diseases of yesteryear? DaCosta’s syndrome, soldiers heart, the effort syndrome, neurocirculatory asthenia—and the mitral valve prolapse syndrome. Circulation 53:749–751PubMedCrossRef
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Streeten DH (1999) Orthostatic intolerance. A historical introduction to the pathophysiological mechanisms. Am J Med Sci 317:78–87PubMedCrossRef
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Freeman R, Wieling W, Axelrod FB et al (2011) Consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension, neurally mediated syncope and the postural tachycardia syndrome. Clin Auton Res 21:69–72PubMedCrossRef
Metadata
Title
Postural tachycardia syndrome, the debate continues…
Author
Christopher Gibbons
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Clinical Autonomic Research / Issue 6/2014
Print ISSN: 0959-9851
Electronic ISSN: 1619-1560
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10286-014-0261-y

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