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  2. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition characterized by an abnormally large increase in heart rate upon sitting up or standing. [1] POTS is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system that can lead to a variety of symptoms, [10] including lightheadedness, brain fog, blurred vision, weakness, fatigue, headaches, heart palpitations, exercise intolerance, nausea ...

  3. Does your heart beat faster when you stand or sit up? Learn ...

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    POTS stands for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and shows up through symptoms like a rapid heart rate after standing, lightheadedness, or fatigue. If you, like many others, have been ...

  4. Katie Ledecky opens up about POTS diagnosis and how she ...

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    Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system, which controls body functions we often don’t think about, such as heart rate and blood pressure.

  5. Why do so many women get POTS? - AOL

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    POTS, or Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, isn't new to the medical world, but it has sparked special interest in the women's health sphere in the past few years.

  6. Dysautonomia - Wikipedia

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    A number of conditions can feature dysautonomia, such as Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, dementia with Lewy bodies, [6] Ehlers–Danlos syndromes, [7] autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy and autonomic neuropathy, [8] HIV/AIDS, [9] mitochondrial cytopathy, [10] pure autonomic failure, autism, and postural orthostatic tachycardia ...

  7. Orthostatic hypertension - Wikipedia

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    Other kinds of dysautonomia may coexist, e.g., postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is common with this condition, orthostatic hypotension with the BP going both high and low at times due to autonomic dysfunction; Type 2 diabetes [1] Vascular adrenergic hypersensitivity: Orthostatic hypertension can be secondary to this [14]

  8. Does Long COVID cause Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia ... - AOL

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    POTS, or Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome is a disorder where your heart consistently beats too fast after standing or sitting upright. It can cause symptoms like fatigue, lightheadedness ...

  9. Orthostatic headache - Wikipedia

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    Another cause of orthostatic headaches is postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a form of dysautonomia, which is diagnosed with autonomic testing instead of the imaging tests that are used to determine a CSF leak. It can be difficult to distinguish if a patient is solely affected by POTS because patients with CSF leaks have similar ...