Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

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.

Year introduced: 2009

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Tree Number(s): C10.177.575.600.625

MeSH Unique ID: D054972

Entry Terms:

• Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
• Syndrome, Postural Tachycardia
• Tachycardia Syndrome, Postural

Previous Indexing:

• Posture (1982-2008)
• Tachycardia (1982-2008)

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Nervous System Diseases
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
Primary Dysautonomias
Orthostatic Intolerance
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome