Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: A rare disorder where a persons heart rate increases on standing up. The severity, prognosis and response to treatment is variable. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is available below.
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Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or a subtype of Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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