Thread by @Dr_M_Guthridge

Do you have Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia syndrome #POTS?

Approximately 25% of patients with #MECFS also have #POTS

This @FrontPediatrics study shows that a SHORT tilt table test fails to diagnose #POTS accurately

#pwME
frontiersin.org/article/10.338… …

This large @FrontPediatrics study finds that only a full TEN MINUTE tilt table test accurately diagnosed ALL #POTS patients

#MECFS #pwME
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

nearly half of #MECFS patients have severe cardiovascular symptoms that require treatment/management

@FrontPediatrics study found:

25% of #pwME also had #POTS
17% of #pwME also had #orthostatic intolerance #OI
<1% of #pwME had fainting spells

frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…