Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome risk factors

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Between 75 and 80 percent of POTS patients are female and of the menstruating age. Most male patients develop POTS in their early to mid-teens during a growth spurt or following a viral or bacterial infection.

• Viral infections
• Bacterial infections
• Mononucleosis
• Pneumonia
• Trauma or injury
• After or during pregnancy

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