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ArticleBMJ case reports2019

Is ivabradine a wonder drug for atypical POTS?

Muhammad Arslan Cheema, Muhammad Abdullah Zain, Waqas Ullah, Khadija Cheema

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Muhammad Arslan CheemaInternal Medicine, Abington Hospital - Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA.
Muhammad Abdullah ZainInternal Medicine, Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan.
Waqas UllahInternal Medicine, Abington Hospital - Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4850-0309
Khadija CheemaInternal Medicine, Abington Hospital - Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Syncope is a sudden loss and gain of consciousness. Traditionally, it is caused by the abnormalities of neurological, cardiac or vasovagal systems. We present a case of a 19-year-old woman presenting with recurrent syncopal episodes with no apparent cause. Examination and investigations were unremarkable for any aetiology except positive tilt tests for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. The purpose of this report is to make physicians aware of the unique presentation of this rare aetiology with recurrent syncopal episodes and the novel management approach.

Indexed as

Cardiovascular AgentsElectrocardiographyFemaleHumansIvabradinePostural Orthostatic Tachycardia SyndromeSyncopeTilt-Table TestYoung AdultCardiovascular AgentsIvabradinegeneral practice / family medicineneurology

Identifiers

PMID31005863
PMCPMC6506116

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