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Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) in Denmark: Increasingly recognized or new epidemic?
Brinth, Louise; Pors, Kirsten; Spahic, Jasmina Medic; Sutton, Richard; Fedorowski, Artur; Mehlsen, Jesper.
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  • Brinth L; Department of Clinical Physiology & Nuclear Medicine, Bispebjerg Frederiksberg Hospital, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark; Coordinating Research Center/Syncope Unit, Bispebjerg Frederiksberg Hospital, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark. Electronic address: Louisebrinth@live.dk.
  • Pors K; Coordinating Research Center/Syncope Unit, Bispebjerg Frederiksberg Hospital, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark.
  • Spahic JM; Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, SE-205 02 Malmö, Sweden.
  • Sutton R; National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College, London, UK.
  • Fedorowski A; Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, SE-205 02 Malmö, Sweden; Department of Cardiology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
  • Mehlsen J; Coordinating Research Center/Syncope Unit, Bispebjerg Frederiksberg Hospital, DK-2000 Frederiksberg, Denmark.
Auton Neurosci ; 213: 92-95, 2018 Sep.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29530592
AIMS: The incidence of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) has grown in recent years. Whether this is an emerging epidemic or increasing recognition is unclear. METHODS: We retrospectively examined 8790 tilt-table tests (HUT) performed between 1997 and 2014 in patients with orthostatic intolerance and/or suspected syncope. Tests were reclassified according to the current diagnostic criteria for POTS. The number of POTS diagnoses in proportion to the number of tilt tests performed per year was calculated. The number of papers published with the term "Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome" 1997-2014 was retrieved from PubMed and related to yearly POTS incidence. RESULTS: Eight-hundred-and-seventy-five tests with suspected POTS were thoroughly evaluated. The reclassification of test results yielded 243 POTS diagnoses (age, 27.0 ±â€¯11.8 years). An increase in total number of POTS diagnoses was observed but the proportion of POTS-positive tests per year was relatively constant (≈2-3%) except for the period 2013-2014 (≈7%). The increase in POTS diagnoses was preceded by an increase in number of POTS-related papers in PubMed. CONCLUSION: The proportion of POTS diagnoses among patients investigated for suspected syncope and/or orthostatic intolerance was relatively constant 1997-2012. The growing number of POTS-related publications in PubMed preceded the steep increase in diagnostic rate of POTS observed after 2012.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Síndrome de Taquicardia Postural Ortostática Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Auton Neurosci Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Síndrome de Taquicardia Postural Ortostática Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Auton Neurosci Asunto de la revista: NEUROLOGIA Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos