Abstract |
Myocardial 123I-Meta-iodobenzylguanidine uptake was markedly reduced in a patient with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS). This finding suggests that loss of sympathetic autonomic neurons in the heart may play a role in the etiology of POTS.
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Authors | Carl-Albrecht Haensch, Hartmut Lerch, Anna Jigalin, Hans Schlemmer, Stefan Isenmann |
Journal | Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society
(Clin Auton Res)
Vol. 18
Issue 1
Pg. 40-2
(Feb 2008)
ISSN: 0959-9851 [Print] Germany |
PMID | 17898925
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
(complications, diagnosis, physiopathology)
- Female
- Heart
(drug effects, innervation)
- Humans
- Posture
- Syndrome
- Tachycardia
(complications, etiology)
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