Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: Associated Conditions and Management Strategies

Published: 10 May 2024

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Overview

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a heterogenous disorder that presents with positional tachycardia, amongst many other symptoms. Evidence for treatment options remains limited, and there are a multitude of associated conditions with overlapping symptoms which can make the diagnosis and management of POTS a difficult experience for providers and patients alike. 

This broadcast discussed the narrative review written by Dr Steinberg et al on Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).  The speakers highlight some of the nuances of this syndrome that are often missed by practitioners and discuss future avenues of care for these complicated patients.

Key Learning Objectives

  • An overview of POTS diagnosis and symptoms
  • Discuss pathology associated with POTS
  • Discuss novel treatment strategies for POTS patients
  • Highlight the infectious disease components of POTS (COVID impact)

Target Audience

  • Internal Medicine
  • Family Medicine
  • Cardiologists
  • Neurologists
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Physician Assistants

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Faculty Biographies

Rebecca Steinberg

Rebecca Steinberg

Dr Rebecca Steinberg is a Resident Physician at the Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA, US. 

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Alexis  Cutchins

Alexis Cutchins

Alexis Cutchins is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the division of Cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine.  Dr Cutchins graduated from Emory School of Medicine in 2004 followed by a residency in Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell in NYC and then moved onto an NIH research fellowship at The University of Virginia for cardiology training.  She joined the Emory faculty in 2012 specializing in cardiovascular disease in women.   Over the past eleven years she has developed an expertise in the area of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, dysautonomia and Long COVID.  Her guidance on these complicated patients is sought out by many physicians and patients. 

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Svetlana Blitshteyn

Svetlana Blitshteyn

Svetlana Blitshteyn, MD, FAAN is the Director and Founder of Dysautonomia Clinic and a Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology at the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine. Dr. Blitshteyn completed her neurology training at Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Medicine. She is the Clinical Lead for the Autonomic Section of the Multi-Disciplinary PASC/Long Covid Collaborative and serves on the medical advisory board for Dysautonomia International, Dysautonomia Information Network, Standing Up to POTS and the Ehlers-Danlos Society. Her research focuses on POTS, autoimmunity and hormonal aspects. She received Dysautonomia International 2022 Physician of the Year Award, the Patient’s Choice Award from Dysautonomia Support Network in 2019, a Research Award from the Florida Society of Neurology and others.

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