Postpartum Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome in a Patient with the Joint Hypermobility Syndrome

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) commonly affects women of childbearing age. We report on a 37-year-old woman who developed symptoms of recurrent syncope in the postpartum period. Her head up tilt test and clinical presentation was consistent with POTS.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kanjwal, Khalil, Karabin, Beverly, Kanjwal, Yousuf, Grubb, Blair P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2009
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2778448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19946638
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2009/187543
Descripción
Sumario:Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) commonly affects women of childbearing age. We report on a 37-year-old woman who developed symptoms of recurrent syncope in the postpartum period. Her head up tilt test and clinical presentation was consistent with POTS.

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