Cardiovascular Ultrasound Scientific and Case Reports Session
Exploring Lower Extremity Venous Insufficiency Patterns in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) or Postural Symptoms Without Tachycardia (PSWT) patients with 4 or more Veins Affected.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
2:34pm – 2:41pm
Location: 410
Authors: Jawad Shahid, The Heartbeat Clinic Sidra Shahid Mubasher, Heartbeat Clinic Kazma Kulsoom, The Heartbeat Clinic Amna Butt, The heartbeat clinic Ramsha Ahmed, The Heartbeat Clinic Amer Suleman, The Heartbeat Clinic ,
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and Postural Symptoms without Tachycardia (PSWT) are conditions where people have trouble when they stand up. This makes them feel lightheaded, have heart palpitations, get tired easily, cannot exercise much, and have difficulty thinking clearly. The key difference between POTS and PSWT is that in POTS, there is a significant increase in heart rate of more than 30 beats per minute when standing, while PSWT does not show such a substantial heart rate increase. One potential contributing factor is lower extremity venous insufficiency, which can exacerbate orthostatic symptoms. Venous insufficiency in the legs can play a significant role in worsening the symptoms of POTS or PSWT. This happens because when the veins in the legs do not work properly, they struggle to carry blood back up to the heart, which can make the symptoms of POTS or PSWT even more severe when a person stands up. This study aims to characterize prevalence and patterns of lower extremity venous insufficiency in POTS or PSWT patients with more significant venous involvement, defined as 4 or more insufficient veins identified on lower extremity venous doppler.