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ArticleBMJ case reports2021

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) occurring during treatment for breast cancer.

Deshveer Babra, Suhyun Youn, Senan Devendra

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Deshveer BabraAcute Medicine, Watford General Hospital, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK deshveer.babra@nhs.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9103-6604
Suhyun YounAcute Medicine, Watford General Hospital, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK.
Senan DevendraAcute Medicine, Watford General Hospital, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK.
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a common condition of orthostatic intolerance in response to changes in position. We report a case of a middle-aged woman presenting with a new onset of POTS likely due to chemotherapy for treatment of breast cancer. She was started on a trial of a beta blocker, which was effective in controlling her symptoms and heart rate. The objective of this report was to encourage clinicians to consider POTS as a differential diagnosis, while managing patients with symptoms of orthostatic intolerance.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsPostural Orthostatic Tachycardia SyndromeFemaleHeart RateHumansMiddle Agedarrhythmiascancer - see oncologycardiovascular medicinecardiovascular systemoncology

Identifiers

PMID34353826
PMCPMC8344319
OpenAlexW3192739045

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