Excessive heart rate rise on standing without orthostatic hypotension, with chronic orthostatic symptoms.
- Specialty
- Cardiology
- Subspecialty
- Cardiology / Autonomic cardiology
- Sex & age distribution
- Male: affected, less often; Female: affected, 4–5 times more common; Children: yes, adolescents
- Gene(s) involved
- SLC6A2
- Alternative names & eponyms
- POTS
Etiology & mechanism
Heterogeneous: hypovolemia, hyperadrenergic state, autonomic neuropathy, autoimmunity or deconditioning.
Gene(s) involved (1)
Symptoms & signs (11)
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