TY - JOUR
T1 - Postural Tachycardia Syndrome associated with peripartum cardiomyopathy
AU - Kimpinski, Kurt
AU - Iodice, Valeria
AU - Low, Phillip A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by the National Institutes of Health ( NS 32352 , NS 44233 , NS 22352 and NS 43364 ), Mayo CTSA ( UL1 RR24150 ), and Mayo Funds . The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke or the National Institutes of Health.
PY - 2010/6/24
Y1 - 2010/6/24
N2 - Here we describe a 26-year-old woman who developed peripartum cardiomyopathy characterized by fatigue, poor exercise tolerance, and palpitations. Initial echocardiography showed global left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of 40%. Subsequently, the patient developed a resting tachycardia associated with symptomatic postural tachycardia. A diagnosis of Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia was made based on Holter monitoring studies with an average heart rate of 121 beat per minute (bpm). Standard autonomic evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome. The cardiomyopathy subsequently resolved (ejection fraction 60%, normal left ventricular function). However, both the postural tachycardia and sinus tachycardia persisted.
AB - Here we describe a 26-year-old woman who developed peripartum cardiomyopathy characterized by fatigue, poor exercise tolerance, and palpitations. Initial echocardiography showed global left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction of 40%. Subsequently, the patient developed a resting tachycardia associated with symptomatic postural tachycardia. A diagnosis of Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia was made based on Holter monitoring studies with an average heart rate of 121 beat per minute (bpm). Standard autonomic evaluation confirmed the diagnosis of Postural Tachycardia Syndrome. The cardiomyopathy subsequently resolved (ejection fraction 60%, normal left ventricular function). However, both the postural tachycardia and sinus tachycardia persisted.
KW - Peripartum cardiomyopathy
KW - Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
KW - Pregnancy
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U2 - 10.1016/j.autneu.2010.01.010
DO - 10.1016/j.autneu.2010.01.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 20167544
AN - SCOPUS:77952551770
SN - 1566-0702
VL - 155
SP - 130
EP - 131
JO - Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical
JF - Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical
IS - 1-2
ER -