Post by Master Kim on Jan 3, 2015 20:54:04 GMT -5
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postural_orthostatic_tachycardia_syndrome
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS, also postural tachycardia syndrome) is thought to be a condition of partial dysautonomia, to be more specific orthostatic intolerance (OI), in which a change from the supine position to an upright position causes an abnormally large increase in heart rate, called tachycardia. Several studies show a decrease in cerebral blood flow with systolic and diastolic cerebral blood flow (CBF) velocity decreased 44% and 60%, respectively. People with POTS have problems maintaining homeostasis when changing position, e.g. moving from one chair to another or reaching above their heads. Many also experience symptoms when stationary or even while lying down.
Symptoms present in various degrees of severity depending on the individual. POTS can be severely debilitating. Some afflicted individuals are unable to attend school or work and for especially severe cases, they are completely incapacitated.
Signs and symptoms
As with OI, the primary symptom is lightheadedness or fainting when standing up from a supine position. In addition, the hallmark symptom of POTS is an increase in heart rate of more than 30 beats per minute or to a heart rate greater than 120 beats per minute within 10 minutes of head up tilt.
Symptoms of POTS include:
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS, also postural tachycardia syndrome) is thought to be a condition of partial dysautonomia, to be more specific orthostatic intolerance (OI), in which a change from the supine position to an upright position causes an abnormally large increase in heart rate, called tachycardia. Several studies show a decrease in cerebral blood flow with systolic and diastolic cerebral blood flow (CBF) velocity decreased 44% and 60%, respectively. People with POTS have problems maintaining homeostasis when changing position, e.g. moving from one chair to another or reaching above their heads. Many also experience symptoms when stationary or even while lying down.
Symptoms present in various degrees of severity depending on the individual. POTS can be severely debilitating. Some afflicted individuals are unable to attend school or work and for especially severe cases, they are completely incapacitated.
Signs and symptoms
As with OI, the primary symptom is lightheadedness or fainting when standing up from a supine position. In addition, the hallmark symptom of POTS is an increase in heart rate of more than 30 beats per minute or to a heart rate greater than 120 beats per minute within 10 minutes of head up tilt.
Symptoms of POTS include:
- Postural tachycardia
- Headache
- Abdominal discomfort
- Dizziness/presyncope
- Nausea
- Fatigue
- Lightheadedness
- Sweating
- Tremor
- Anxiety
- Palpitations
- Exercise intolerance
- Brain fog
Associated conditions
- Many people affected with POTS exhibit comorbid small fiber peripheral neuropathy - both autonomic and in some cases sensory.
- POTS is often accompanied by vasovagal syncope, with a 25% overlap being reported.
- There is significant overlap between POTS and chronic fatigue syndrome, with evidence of POTS in 25-50% of CFS cases. Fatigue and reduced exercise tolerance are prominent symptoms of both conditions, and dysautonomia may underlie both conditions.
- Patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome may also have POTS. Joint hypermobility is a feature of the most common subtype of Ehlers-Danlos.
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