Arterial flow waveforms, vascular tone, and chronic fatigue: a case report. Auton Neurosci 2015 Jul;190:58-60
Date
03/31/2015Pubmed ID
25817901Pubmed Central ID
PMC4987085DOI
10.1016/j.autneu.2015.03.003Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84930084814 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 3 CitationsAbstract
We present the case of a patient with chronic fatigue secondary to Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) who had distinctive abnormalities in his arterial waveform morphology as assessed by pulse oximetry. Moreover, the patient's arterial waveform changed markedly from being supine to upright, suggesting that arterial flow patterns may be abnormal in our patient. Analysis of the waveform suggested a positional hypovolemia as the cause of his orthostatic intolerance. We review general aspects of arterial flow waveform analysis pertinent to health care providers and discuss the pathophysiology of POTS.
Author List
Zundel MT, Pattyn M, Chelimsky TC, Riess MLAuthor
Michael Tracy Zundel MD Associate Professor in the Anesthesiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultChronic Disease
Fatigue
Humans
Hypovolemia
Male
Oximetry
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Posture
Wavelet Analysis
