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Preexisting conditions seen in all patients with tachycardia after COVID-19 vaccine

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Patients with post-COVID-19 vaccination postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) all have preexisting conditions, according to a study published in the January issue of Heart Rhythm.

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COVID-19 vaccine and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

HeartRhythm

We would like to comment on the publication “Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome after COVID-19 vaccination [1].” This study evaluated patients who received the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and then developed new or worsening symptoms of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).

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Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome After COVID-19 Vaccination

HeartRhythm

There is an association between COVID-19 mRNA vaccination and the incidence or exacerbation of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).

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Reply to the editor -- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome After COVID-19 Vaccination

HeartRhythm

To avoid bias, the POTS clinic did not elicit vaccination status unless volunteered. We agree that longitudinal research with a control group would be required to document a causal association between vaccination and POTS. Daungsupawong and Wiwanit for their constructive comments.

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A potentially transformative treatment for POTS/Long COVID.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

What is POTS? POTS stands for postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. I have over a thousand patients with POTS and I have spent a lot of time listening to their stories. How do patients develop POTS? Are POTS AND LongCOVID the same condition? Only 10% of patients with COVID develop Long COVID – why?

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