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Abstract
A syndrome of ORTHOSTATIC INTOLERANCE combined with excessive upright TACHYCARDIA, and usually without associated ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION. All variants have in common an excessively reduced venous return to the heart (central HYPOVOLEMIA) while upright.
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- Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
- Syndrome, Postural Tachycardia
- Tachycardia Syndrome, Postural
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2009
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- Posture (1982-2008)
- Tachycardia (1982-2008)
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- National Library of Medicine. Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054972. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054972
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postural_orthostatic_tachycardia_syndrome
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q620760