The role of autonomic dysfunction and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) in post-acute COVID-19 POTS Syndrome Coronavirus tachycardia COVID NatRevCardiol
By Suchandrima BhowmikFeb 6 2023Reviewed by Aimee Molineux In early 2020, no one anticipated the long-term consequences of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. During the first year of the pandemic, the focus was survival from acute infection. During mid-2020 emergence of a new group of patients known as post-COVID-19 long-haulers took place.
POTS is indicated to be a major phenotype in the new post-acute COVID-19 syndrome that occurs in about 30 percent of highly symptomatic patients. However, other forms of cardiovascular dysautonomia like hypotension or orthostatic intolerance and vasovagal reflex susceptibility, have also been observed.
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