Postural Orthostatic Tachycardiac Syndrome (POTS) explained, including proposed pathophysiology, as well as different subtypes. We also review signs and symptoms of POTS, as well as POTS diagnosis and criteria as well as POTS treatment.

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Timestamps:
0:00 What is Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome?
0:23 Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Pathophysiology
2:57 Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Symptoms
3:53 Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Diagnosis
5:07 Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Treatment

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References

BMJ Best Practice (2025) Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome – Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. BMJ Best Practice. Available at: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/3000308
PoTS UK (n.d.) Home. PoTS UK. Available at: https://www.potsuk.org/
Raj, S.R., Guzman, J.C., Harvey, P. et al. (2020) ‘Canadian Cardiovascular Society position statement on postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and related disorders of chronic orthostatic intolerance’, Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 36(3), pp. 357–372. Available at: https://onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(19)31550-8/fulltext

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