News: POTS

Gender bias in POTS diagnosis reveals hidden impact

A woman with brown hair and a striped white and black jumper looks dizzy after standing up.

New research by the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has found it takes nearly twice as long for women to receive a Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) diagnosis when compared to men.

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Study links poor blood flow in the brain to POTS

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In what is believed to be a world-first study, researchers from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide’s ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n Dysautonomia and Arrhythmia Research Collaborative (ADARC) have used brain scans to identify blood flow problems in people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS).

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Post-COVID – POTS may impact an already struggling health system

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As ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ struggles with rising infection rates from the Omicron variant of COVID-19, researchers at the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide are grappling with the likely aftermath of the pandemic, especially for people suffering from illnesses such as long COVID.

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