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  • Title: [Episodic hypertension in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome].
    Author: Carvajal Roca E, Torró Doménech I, Lurbe Ferrer E.
    Journal: An Pediatr (Barc); 2006 Nov; 65(5):496-9. PubMed ID: 17184609.
    Abstract:
    We report the case of a 17-year-old woman who presented to the emergency department on several occasions due to palpitations, tachycardia, syncope, short spells of dizziness and light-headedness with complete spontaneous recovery, and hypertension. The patient had been evaluated by several specialists, and multiple complementary examinations had revealed no abnormalities that could explain the symptoms. Due to suspicion of orthostatic intolerance or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome with hypertension, the patient underwent a 60-degree tilt table test, which confirmed the diagnosis. The patient was successfully treated with bisoprolol. The physiopathological mechanisms, diagnosis, and treatment of this syndrome are reviewed.
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