Res Vestib Sci.
2022 Mar;21(1):1-5. 10.21790/rvs.2022.21.1.1.
Clinical Significance and Update of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
- KMID: 2527421
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.21790/rvs.2022.21.1.1
Abstract
- Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a cerebrovascular autonomic dysfunction that is common in young women. POTS can cause dizziness due to orthostatic intolerance. In patients with orthostatic intolerance, it can be diagnosed when the heart rate increases by more than 30 beats per minute within 10 minutes of standing up through the head-up tilt test. However, even a neuro-otologist has difficulty in diagnosing POTS due to the high possibility of misdiagnosis if not paying attention. In this paper, the clinical symptoms, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of POTS are investigated. In addition, the latest knowledge of POTS is searched to help diagnose and treat POTS.
