02
May
2024
15:30
BST
10:30
EST
16:30
CEST
Webinar
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome: Associated Conditions and Management Strategies
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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 will discuss the narrative review written by Dr Steinberg et al on Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS). We will highlight some of the nuances of this syndrome that are often missed by practitioners and discuss future avenues of care for these complicated patients.
Faculty:
Alexis Cutchins
Svetlana Blitshteyn
Rebecca Steinberg
Agenda
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
Faculty Biographies
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 NI
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.
Rebecca Steinberg
Dr Rebecca Steinberg is a Resident Physician at the Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA, US.