Demographics of a large paediatric Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Program

• Published in: Cardiology in the young Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 668 - 674
• Main Authors: Boris, Jeffrey R., Bernadzikowski, Thomas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Cambridge University Press 01.05.2018
• Subjects: Adolescents; Blood pressure; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiology; Children & youth; Concussion; Demographics; Demography; Diagnosis; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; Females; Heart rate; Hospitals; Inflammatory diseases; Patients; Posture; Surgery; Tachycardia; Trauma; United States > US; Pennsylvania; Ehlers–Danlos; joint hypermobility; concussion; autoimmune; dysautonomia

The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate demographic and clinical features of paediatric patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome in a tertiary hospital speciality clinic. This is a retrospective review of clinical data obtained during initial outpatient evaluation. A total...