Tag Archives: postural tachycardia syndrome
Adolescent & young adult ME/CFS after confirmed or probable COVID-19
Adolescent and young adult ME/CFS after confirmed or probable COVID-19, by Lindsay S Petracek, Stacy J Suskauer, Rebecca F Vickers, Neel R Patel, Richard L Violand, Renee L Swope, Peter C Rowe in Frontiers in Medicine Vol 8, p 668944 , April … Continue reading
Gravity-induced exercise intervention in an individual with CFS/ME & PTS: a case report
Gravity-induced exercise intervention in an individual with chronic fatigue syndrome/ myalgic encephalomyeltis and postural tachycardia syndrome: a case report, by Robert Ballantine, Victoria Strassheim, Julia Newton in International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation 2019 vol 26,#5 Abstract: Background/Aims Chronic … Continue reading
Low sensitivity of abbreviated tilt table testing for diagnosing postural tachycardia syndrome in adults with ME/CFS
Low sensitivity of abbreviated tilt table testing for diagnosing postural tachycardia syndrome in adults with ME/CFS, by C (Linda) M van Campen, Peter C Rowe and Frans C Visser in Front. Pediatr., 16 November 2018 Introduction: Orthostatic intolerance is common among … Continue reading
Skin conditions in POTS are common and diverse
Research abstract: Background and Purpose: Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a syndrome of orthostatic intolerance in the setting of excessive tachycardia with orthostatic challenge, and these symptoms are relieved when recumbent. Apart from symptoms of orthostatic intolerance, there are many … Continue reading
Sleep disturbance in POTS
Many patients with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (PoTS) suffer from fatigue, daytime sleepiness and sleeping disturbances. The objective of this study was to compare subjective and objective sleep quality of PoTS patients with a group of healthy controls. All Patients completed … Continue reading
Reduced blood flow following reduced nitrergic nitric oxide in POTS
Abstract Cognitive deficits are characteristic of postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS). Intact nitrergic nitric oxide (NO) is important to cerebral blood flow (CBF) regulation, to neurovascular coupling, and to cognitive efficacy. POTS patients often experience defective (NO) mediated vasodilation caused by … Continue reading
POTS affects mostly young women
Abstract Objective To examine a large UK cohort of patients with postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS), to compare demographic characteristics, symptoms and treatment of PoTS at one centre compared to the largest patient group PoTS UK and to verify if their … Continue reading
Blood flow increases in the brain in POTS
Abstract Decreased upright cerebral blood flow (CBF) with hyperpnea and hypocapnia is seen in a minority of patients with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS). More often, CBF is not decreased despite upright neurocognitive dysfunction. This may result from time-dependent changes in … Continue reading
Brain fog due to reduced blood flow in CFS
Abstract Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is defined as greater than 6 months of persistent fatigue that is experienced physically and cognitively. The cognitive symptoms are generally thought to be a mild cognitive impairment, but individuals with CFS subjectively describe them … Continue reading
Autoimmune basis for Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Abstract BACKGROUND Patients with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) have exaggerated orthostatic tachycardia often following a viral illness, suggesting autoimmunity may play a pathophysiological role in POTS. We tested the hypothesis that they harbor functional autoantibodies to adrenergic receptors (AR). METHODS … Continue reading
