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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 28.
Published in final edited form as: J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2009 Jan 16;20(3):352–358. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01407.x

TABLE 4.

Some Distinguishing Features of Common Types of POTS

POTS Category HR on HUT BP on HUT Plasma NE QSART/TST Ganglionic Antibody
Neuropathic ↑↑ Mild ↓ N Distal anhidrosis Sometimes positive in low titers
Hyperadrenergic ↑↑↑ BP↑ >600 pg/mL Normal Absent
Deconditioned ↑ PP ↓ N or ↑ Normal Absent

HUT = head-up tilt; PP = pulse pressure; QSART = quantitative sudomotor axon-reflex test; TST = thermoregulatory sweat test.