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ReviewInternational journal of women's health2022

POTS and Pregnancy: A Review of Literature and Recommendations for Evaluation and Treatment.

Kate Morgan, Angela Smith, Svetlana Blitshteyn

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in International journal of women's health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07579026 (Effects of Breathing Retraining Exercises on Heartrate, Blood Pressure and Orthostatic Intolerance in Pregnant Females With Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07579026 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Breathing Retraining Exercises on Heartrate, Blood Pressure and Orthostatic Intolerance in Pregnant Females With Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled44ConditionsOrthostatic Hypotension, Heart Rate, Blood PressureArmsdiaphragmatic breathing exercise, educational retraining
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
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  3. Treatments for Long COVID autonomic dysfunction: a scoping review.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2025
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  4. Migraine and Pregnancy.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kate MorganSchool of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health, The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2592-1012
Angela SmithHNE Health Libraries, Hunter New England Local Health District, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Svetlana BlitshteynDepartment of Neurology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3982-2031
Hunter New England Local Health District · AUUniversity of Newcastle Australia · AUWilliams (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a disorder of the autonomic nervous system most commonly affecting women of reproductive age. Studies on POTS and pregnancy are limited, and there is a lack of clinical guidelines regarding assessment and management of pregnant women with POTS. The purpose of this review is to summarize data from the available studies on the topic of pregnancy in POTS and common comorbid conditions and to provide the clinical recommendations regarding evaluation and treatment of POTS in pregnant women, based on the available studies and clinical experience. We conclude that pregnancy appears to be safe for women with POTS and is best managed by a multi-disciplinary team with knowledge of POTS and its various comorbidities. Importantly, large, prospective studies are needed to better delineate the course and outcomes of pregnancy, as well as possible pregnancy-related complications in women with POTS. Clinicians should be aware of the clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, and treatment options in pregnant women with POTS to optimize outcomes and improve medical care during pregnancy and post-partum period.

Indexed as

Ehlers-Danlos syndromemigrainepost-partumPOTSpregnancy

Identifiers

PMID36590760
PMCPMC9795856
OpenAlexW4312203094

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