Addressing the confounding role of joint hypermobility syndrome and gastrointestinal involvement in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

作者：Farmer Adam D^*; Fikree Asma; Aziz Qasim

来源：Clinical Autonomic Research, 2014, 24(3): 157-158.

DOI：10.1007/s10286-014-0239-9

• Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome
• Joint hypermobility syndrome

Quantitative and qualitative abnormalities in visceral function have been demonstrated in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. Joint hypermobility is frequently associated with both postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and gastrointestinal symptoms. Future studies in this area should appropriately and systematically control for the presence of joint hypermobility syndrome.

• 出版日期2014-6