Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS): clinical features
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS): clinical features. There is a heart rate of ≥120 bpm or an increased heat rate by ≥30 bpm.
Clinical manifestation
- There is a heart rate of ≥120 bpm or an increased heat rate by ≥30 bpm
- These occur within 10 minutes of standing
Demographic features
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Orthostatic features
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Non-orthostatic features
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POTS overlap syndromes
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References
- Carew S, Connor MO, Cooke J, et al. A review of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. Europace 2009; 11:18-25.
- Thieben MJ, Sandroni P, Sletten DM, et al. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: the Mayo clinic experience. Mayo Clin Proc 2007; 82:308-313.
- Mokri B, Low PA. Orthostatic headaches without CSF leak in postural tachycardia syndrome. Neurology 2003; 61:980-982.
- Agarwal AK, Garg R, Ritch A, Sarkar P. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. Postgrad Med J 2007; 83:478-480.
- Khurana RK, Eisenberg L. Orthostatic and non-orthostatic headache in postural tachycardia syndrome. Cephalalgia 2010; 31:409-415.
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