Functional capacity and quality of life in the postural tachycardia syndrome: A retrospective cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a complex syndrome of orthostatic intolerance that significantly affects quality of life. The relationship between functional capacity, quality of life, and age remains poorly understood in this patient population. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to assess the clinical and exercise characteristics of patients with POTS who underwent exercise stress testing as part of cardiac rehabilitation, and to evaluate the relationships between functional capacity with age and sex, as well as the relationship between functional capacity and quality of life.

Methods

We included 255 consecutive adult patients with the diagnosis of POTS, by tilt table testing, who underwent exercise stress testing between 2012 and 2017. Clinic

SUBMITTER: Hutt E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7322180 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature