La actividad nerviosa simpática en respuesta al estrés hipotensor en el síndrome de taquicardia postural

Istvan Bonyhay1, Roy Freeman

  • 1Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02215, USA.

Circulation
|November 10, 2004
PubMed
Resumen

Los pacientes con síndrome de taquicardia postural (POTS) muestran una actividad normal del nervio simpático en reposo, pero una respuesta exagerada durante la hipotensión, lo que sugiere una posible denervación simpática. Esto tiene un impacto en el control hemodinámico en POTS.

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